Intrinsic primary afferent neurons of the intestine

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-18

  Furness, J B ^a   Kunze, W A A ^a   Bertrand, P P ^a   Clerc, N ^a   Bornstein, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMORECEPTOR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031965246     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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