Role of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic inhibitory nerves in the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-52

  Tomita, Ryouichi ^a   Munakata, Keimei ^a   Tanjoh, Katsuhisa ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mechanographic; Motility; Non adrenergic noncholinergic inhibitory nerves; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POISONS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0031890858     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009965     Document Type: Article

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