Cholinergic stimulation and nonadrenergic, noncholinergic relaxation of human colonic circular muscle in idiopathic chronic constipation

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2719-2726

  Mitolo Chieppa, Delia ^a,b   Mansi, G ^a   Rinaldi, R ^a   Montagnani, M ^a   Potenza, M A ^a   Genualdo, M ^a   Serio, M ^a   Mitolo, C I ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Altomare, D F ^a   Memeo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human colonic circular muscle; Idiopathic chronic constipation; Nitric oxide; Nonadrenergic; Noncholinergic fibers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUANETHIDINE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0032441142     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026615730533     Document Type: Article

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