Slow wave and spike action potentials recorded in cell cultures from the muscularis externa of the guinea pig small intestine

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 598-605

  Espinosa Luna, Rosa ^a   Collins, Stephen M ^a   Montaño, Luis M ^b   Barajas López, Carlos ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Gastrointestinal tract; Guinea pig; Gut; Pacemaker activity; Slow waves; Small intestine; Smooth muscle; Spiking activity

Indexed keywords

FORSKOLIN; NIFEDIPINE; OCTANOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032750269     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-057     Document Type: Article

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