Effect of α2-adrenergic, cholinergic, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on myoelectric activity of ileum, cecum, and right ventral colon and on cecal emptying of radiolabeled markers in clinically normal ponies

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-327

  Lester, Guy D ^a   Merritt, A M ^a   Neuwirth, Lisa ^a,c   Vetro Widenhouse, Tamara ^a   Steible, Christine ^b   Rice, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETHANECHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; NEOSTIGMINE METHYL SULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OVALBUMIN; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; WATER; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; ILEUM; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BETHANECHOL; CECUM; CLONIXIN; COLON; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORSES; ILEUM; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEOSTIGMINE; PENTETIC ACID; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; REFERENCE VALUES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031882869     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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