Effect of sodium rhein on electrically-evoked and agonist-induced contractions of the guinea-pig isolated ileal circular muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 825-831

  Izzo, Angelo A ^a   Mascolo, Nicola ^a   Capasso, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Cholinergic nerves; Enteric nervous system; Intestinal motility; Laxative; Nitric oxide; Rhein; Senna

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; PHENTOLAMINE; RHEIN; SUBSTANCE P; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; REFLEX; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031807225     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701900     Document Type: Article

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