Evidence that inhibitory neurotransmission differs between the proximal and distal segments of guinea-pig taenia caeci

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-219

  Caballero Alomar, Catalina ^a   Santos, Carmen ^a   Puig Parellada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholinergic nerve; NANC (non adrenergic non cholinergic) nerve; Nitric oxide (NO); Taenia caeci, guinea pig

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ARTICLE; CECUM TENIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CECUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANETHIDINE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0033064244     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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