Identification of rhythmically active cells in guinea-pig stomach

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 514, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 515-531

  Dickens, Emma J ^a   Hirst, G D S ^a   Tomita, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CAFFEINE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH MUSCLE; CELL BODY; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MUSCLE TONE; STOMACH; SYNCYTIUM;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIFEDIPINE; PYLORIC ANTRUM; STOMACH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033556395     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.515ae.x     Document Type: Article

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