Effects of heptanol on electrical activity in the guinea-pig vas deferens

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-370

  Manchanda, R ^a   Venkateswarlu, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell to cell communication; Excitatory junction potential; Heptanol; Smooth muscle; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TIME; VAS DEFERENS;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GUINEA PIGS; HEPTANOL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; UNCOUPLING AGENTS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031017778     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700900     Document Type: Article

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