Evidence for non-adrenergic non-cholinergic contractile responses in bovine and swine trachea

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Matera, M G ^a,b   Amorena, M ^b   Marabese, I ^a   Loffreda, A ^a,b   D'Agostino, B ^a   Lucisano, A ^b   Rossi, F ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine and swine trachea; e NANC contractile responses

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENKEPHALINASE INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NOLPITANTIUM; SUBSTANCE P; THIORPHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SWINE; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

EID: 0031544811     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pupt.1997.0081     Document Type: Article

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