Evidence that NO acts as a redundant NANC inhibitory neurotransmitter in the guinea-pig isolated taenia coli

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 604-611

  Selemidis, S ^a   Satchell, D G ^a   Cocks, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ATP; Backup; Cyclic GMP; Guinea pig taenia coli; K+ channels; NANC; NO

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APAMIN; ATROPINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ETHOXYRESORUFIN; HISTAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON TENIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APAMIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; INTESTINES; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OXADIAZOLES; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; QUINOXALINES;

EID: 0031011250     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701113     Document Type: Article

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