Time course of isolated rat fundus response to muscarinic agonists: A measure of intrinsic efficacy

Physiological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 463-470

  Jankovic, S M ^a   Kouvelas, D ^b   Mirtsou Fidani, V ^a  

^a Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Serbia)

^b Department of Experimental Pharmacology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Choline esters; Contraction; Dose response relationship; Gastric fundus; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETHANECHOL; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUSCLE;

EID: 0032453139     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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