Involvement of the L-arginine/nitric oxide neural pathway in non- adrenergic, non-cholinergic relaxation of the bovine oesophageal groove

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-73

  Barahona, M V ^a   Sanchez Fortun S ^a   San Andres M D ^a   Ballesteros, E ^a   Contreras, J ^a   San Andres M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0031866467     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1998.1820065.x     Document Type: Article

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