Contractile activity in intestinal muscle evokes action potential discharge in guinea-pig myenteric neurons

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 517, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 547-561

  Kunze, W A A ^a   Clerc, N ^b   Bertrand, P P ^a   Furness, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DISPASE; GADOLINIUM; NICARDIPINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL BODY; CHANNEL GATING; DENERVATION; FIRING RATE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE TONE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; DENERVATION; GADOLINIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURONS; NICARDIPINE; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033152531     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0547t.x     Document Type: Article

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