Met-enkephalin-dependent nitrergically mediated relaxation in the guinea pig ileum

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 521-525

  Ivancheva, Chr ^a   Radomirov, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; enkephalins; nitrergic relaxation; noncholinergic; nonadrenergic transmission

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; METENKEPHALIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITROARGININE;

EID: 0030470435     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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