Opposing roles of K+ and Cl- channels in maintenance of opossum lower esophageal sphincter tone

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 6 42-6, 2000, Pages

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Miller, David V ^a   Paterson, William G ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myogenic tone; Nifedipine; Niflumic acid; Smooth muscle; Spontaneous action potentials

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; 5 NITRO 2 (3 PHENYLPROPYLAMINO)BENZOIC ACID; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033638569     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.6.g1226     Document Type: Article

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