Effects of sildenafil on esophageal motility of normal subjects

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2301-2306

  Bortolotti, M ^a   Mari, C ^a   Giovannini, M ^a   Pinna, S ^a   Miglioli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastrointestinal motility; Lower esophageal sphincter; Nitric oxide; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERISTALSIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES;

EID: 0034761351     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012383424783     Document Type: Article

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