Acute effects of capsaicin on gastrointestinal vagal afferents

Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 407-416

  Blackshaw, L A ^a   Page, A J ^a   Partosoedarso, E R ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Ferret; Oesophagus; Primary afferents; Stomach; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FERRET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPSAICIN; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; VAGUS NERVE; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 0033975659     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00547-3     Document Type: Article

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