Nitrergic relaxation of the mouse gastric fundus is mediated by cyclic GMP-dependent and ryanodine-sensitive mechanisms

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1315-1322

  Selemidis, Stavros ^a   Cocks, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; Gastric fundus; NANC; Nifedipine; Nitric oxide; Ryanodine; Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APAMIN; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL AFFECTING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; IBERIOTOXIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEUROTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; RYANODINE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034105444     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703174     Document Type: Article

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