Apamin- and nitric oxide-sensitive biphasic non-adrenergic non-cholinergic inhibitory junction potentials in the rat anococcygeus muscle

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 513, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 835-844

  Selemidis, S ^a   Ziogas, J ^a   Cocks, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; APAMIN; ATROPINE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANETHIDINE; IBERIOTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROPRANOLOL; TETRODOTOXIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; INHIBITORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; EVOKED RESPONSE; INNERVATION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROARGININE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032535739     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.835ba.x     Document Type: Article

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