Induction and organization of Ca2+ waves by enteric neural reflexes

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue 6731, 1999, Pages 62-66

  Stevens, Randel J ^a   Publicover, Nelson G ^a   Smith, Terence K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; ABDOMINAL REFLEX; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

CALCIUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERISTALSIS; REFLEX, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 0033528831     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/19973     Document Type: Article

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