Mechanism of action of cholera toxin on the opossum internal anal sphincter smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 1 40-1, 1999, Pages

  Fan, Ya Ping ^a   Chakder, Sushanta ^a   Rattan, Satish ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylate cyclase; G protein; Guanine nucleotide binding protein; Guanosine triphosphatase; Nitric oxide synthase; Nonadrenergic noncholinergic

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CHOLERA TOXIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0032806618     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.277.1.g152     Document Type: Article

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