Characterization of non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic inhibitory responses of the isolated guinea-pig trachea: Differences between pre- and post-ganglionic nerve stimulation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 458-464

  Moffatt, James D ^a   Dumsday, Bryan ^a   McLean, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neuropeptides; Nitric oxide; Non adrenergic; Non cholinergic (NANC)

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROARGININE; SYNAPSES; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032861292     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702786     Document Type: Article

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