Neurotransmitter release evoked by α-latrotoxin in the smooth muscle of the female pig urethra

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 356, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Werkström, Viktoria ^a   Ny, Lars ^a   Persson, Katarina ^a   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Latrotoxin; Calcium channels; Cyclic nucleotides; Electrical field stimulation; Neurotransmission; Nitric oxide; Non adrenergic non cholinergic; Potassium; Smooth muscle; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LATROTOXIN; ARGIPRESSIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEUROTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM; SCOPOLAMINE; SCORPION VENOM; SPIDER VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URETHRA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM; SPIDER VENOMS; SWINE; URETHRA;

EID: 0030872985     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005035     Document Type: Article

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