Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in rat dorsal vagal complex and effects of microinjection of nitric oxide compounds upon gastric motor function

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-69

  Krowicki, Z K ^a   Sharkey, K A ^b   Serron, S C ^a   Nathan, N A ^a   Hornby, P J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

medulla; nitrergic; preganglionic; solitary nucleus; vagus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FLUOROGOLD; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH MUSCLE; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031021068     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970106)377:1<49::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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