Central inhibition of nitric oxide synthase modulates upper gastrointestinal motor activity

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 35-3, 1997, Pages

  Ohta, Daisaku ^a   Lee, Ching Wen ^a   Sarna, Sushil K ^a,b   Condon, Robert E ^a   Lang, Ivan M ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

D arginine; gastric emptying; gastrointestinal motility; L arginine; migrating motor complex; N( ) nitro L arginine; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOG; DUODENUM MOTILITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MIGRATING MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0030977882     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.3.g417     Document Type: Article

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