Effects of oxygen radicals and radical scavenging on opossum lower esophageal sphincter

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 592-596

  Leichus, L S ^a   Thomas, R M ^a   Murray, J A ^a   Conklin, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

enteric nervous system; esophageal motility; esophagus; nitric oxide; smooth muscle; superoxide; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DITIOCARB; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; OPOSSUMS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; XANTHINES;

EID: 0030964059     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018859428869     Document Type: Article

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