Investigation into the contractile response of melatonin in the guinea-pig isolated proximal colon: The role of 5-HT4 and melatonin receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1775-1781

  Lucchelli, A ^a   Santagostino Barbone, M G ^a   Tonini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HT4 receptor agonists and antagonists; 5 HT4 receptors; Luzindole; Melatonin; Melatonin receptor agonists; Prazosin; Proximal colon

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; 4 AMINO 5 CHLORO 2 METHOXYBENZOIC ACID 2 (DIETHYLAMINO)ETHYL ESTER; 6 CHLOROMELATONIN; ATROPINE; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; METHYSERGIDE; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; ONDANSETRON; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 4 RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ANIMALS; COLON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MELATONIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT4; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0030808340     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701287     Document Type: Article

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