Evaluation of nitric oxide as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the equine ventral colon

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-68

  Van Hoogmoed, Linda M ^a   Rakestraw, Peter C ^b   Snyder, Jack R ^a   Harmon, Faye A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; TAENIA;

APAMIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLON; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HORSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; COLON; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HORSES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSDUCERS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033627744     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.64     Document Type: Article

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