Mechanosensitive pelvic nerve afferent fibers innervating the colon of the rat polymodal in character

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2632-2644

  Su, X ^a   Gebhart, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; BRADYKININ; HISTAMINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031758257     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.5.2632     Document Type: Article

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