Effects of nifedipine on anorectal smooth muscle in vitro

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 782-787

  Cook, Timothy A ^a,b   Brading, Alison F ^a   Mortensen, Neil J McC ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Internal anal sphincter; Nifedipine; Rectum; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; RECTUM MUCOSA; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIFEDIPINE; RECTUM;

EID: 0033047135     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236936     Document Type: Conference Paper

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