A comparison of the effects of capsaicin with inhibitory nerve stimulation in the rat anococcygeus muscle in vitro

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 355, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 195-202

  Davies, Richard E ^a   Bashforth, Philippa M ^a   Docherty, Reginald J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus; Capsaicin; NANC (non adrenergic, non cholinergic); Nitric oxide (NO); Sensory neuron; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CARBACHOL; HEMOGLOBIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; RUTHENIUM RED; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031718739     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00499-3     Document Type: Article

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