The presence and the effects of neuropeptide Y in rat anococcygeus muscle

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Iravani, Mahmoud M ^a   Aboo Zar, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus muscle; Drenergic transmission; NANC (non adrenergic non cholinergic) transmission; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC FIELD; FACILITATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030695030     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01322-8     Document Type: Article

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