The contractile action of platelet-activating factor on gallbladder smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 1 42-1, 2000, Pages

  Parkman, Henry P ^a,b   James, Arlene N ^a   Ryan, James P ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Guinea pig gallbladder; Nifedipine; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; NIFEDIPINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; RYANODINE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; [2 METHOXY 3 (N OCTADECYLCARBAMOYLOXY)PROPYL] (2 THIAZOLIOETHYL) PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0033861485     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.1.g67     Document Type: Article

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