Mechanism of nitric oxide-induced contraction in the rat isolated small intestine

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 975-981

  Lefebvre, R A ^a   Bartho, L ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channels; K+ channels; Nitric oxide (NO); Small intestine

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; APAMIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLENE BLUE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RYANODINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILEUM; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RYANODINE;

EID: 0030895802     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700996     Document Type: Article

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