Nonadrenergic, noncholinergic relaxation mediated by nitric oxide with concomitant change in Ca2+ level in rectal circular muscle of rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-74

  Takeuchi, Tadayoshi ^a   Niioka, Satomi ^a   Kishi, Masami ^a   Ishii, Toshiaki ^a   Nishio, Hideaki ^a   Hata, Fumiaki ^a   Takewaki, Tadashi ^b   Takatsuji, Koichi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ (i) decrease; NANC (nonadrenergic noncholinergic) relaxation; Nitric oxide (NO); Rectal circular muscle; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ARGININE; CARBACHOL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECTUM; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0031878115     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00351-3     Document Type: Article

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