Rat gastroduodenal motility in vivo: Involvement of NO and ATP in spontaneous motor activity

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 38-5, 1998, Pages

  Glasgow, Ian ^a   Mattar, Kamal ^a   Krantis, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 methylthio ATP; Gastroduodenum; Nitric oxide; Relaxations; , methylene ATP

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLTHIOADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH ANTRUM;

EID: 0031733771     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g889     Document Type: Article

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