Vagal efferent fibre responses to gastric and oesophageal mechanical and chemical stimuli in the ferret

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Partosoedarso, E R ^a,b   Blackshaw, L A ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oesophagus; Spinal afferent; Stomach; Vagal afferent; Vagal efferent; Vagal reflex

Indexed keywords

2 BENZHYDRYL 3 (2 METHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 1 AZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE; CAPSAICIN; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; FERRET; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; CAPSAICIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FERRETS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, EFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; STOMACH; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030693341     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00081-7     Document Type: Article

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