GABAB receptors on vagal afferent pathways: Peripheral and central inhibition

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 43-4, 2001, Pages

  Partosoedarso, Elita R ^a   Young, Richard L ^a   Blackshaw, L Ashley ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Nerve Gut Research Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cholecystokinin; Ferret; Mechanoreceptors; Nucleus tractus solitarii; Vagal reflexes; aminobutyric acid B receptors

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 3 [1 [[2 HYDROXY 3 [HYDROXY(4 METHOXYBENZYL)PHOSPHINYL]PROPYL]AMINO]ETHYL]BENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; CHOLECYSTOKININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; FERRET; INTERNEURON; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH DISTENSION; VAGUS REFLEX;

EID: 0035015204     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.4.g658     Document Type: Article

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