KW-5092, a novel gastrokinetic agent, facilitates luminal serotonin release from the guinea-pig colon

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 374, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-115

  Kojima, Shu Ichi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT (5 hydroxytryptamine, serotonin) release; Colon, guinea pig; KW 5092

Indexed keywords

1 [2 [[[5 (PIPERIDINOMETHYL) 2 FURANYL]METHYL]AMINO]ETHYL] 2 IMIDAZOLIDINYLIDENEPROPANEDINITRILE FUMARATE; ATROPINE; PROKINETIC AGENT; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; COLON SECRETION; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; GUINEA PIG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; COLON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NITRILES; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0033063797     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00336-2     Document Type: Article

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