Disinhibition during myoelectric complexes in the mouse colon

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colon; Enteric nervous system; Inhibitory junction potential; Presynaptic inhibition

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON MOTILITY; DEPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MIGRATING MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; COLON; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HEXAMETHONIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; NEURAL INHIBITION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0032581231     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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