Electrophysiological evidence that the twitch contraction of guinea-pig vas deferens is triggered by phasic activation of P(2x)-purinoceptors

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-296

  Stjarne L ^a   Stjarne E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ATP; Electrophysiology; Guinea pig vas deferens; Twitch

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COCAINE; CORTICOSTERONE; GUANETHIDINE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; GUINEA PIG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030744268     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00112.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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