Evidence that adenosine 5'-triphosphate is the third inhibitory non-adrenergic non-cholinergic neurotransmitter in the rat gastric fundus

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1627-1631

  Jenkinson, Karl M ^a   Reid, Julianne J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apamin; ATP; NANC nerves; PPADS; Rat gastric fundus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APAMIN; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH FUNDUS;

EID: 0033868179     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703481     Document Type: Article

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