Evidence that myoelectric complexes in the isolated mouse colon may not be of myogenic origin

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 153-156

  Spencer, N J ^a   Bywater, R A R ^a   Taylor, G S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colon; Myoelectric complex; Tonic neurogenic inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MIGRATING MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; COLON; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0032503956     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00461-3     Document Type: Article

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