E2 and not P4 increases NO release from NANC nerves of the gastrointestinal tract: Implications in pregnancy

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 49-5, 2001, Pages

  Shah, Sangita ^a,b   Nathan, Lauren ^a   Singh, Rajan ^a,b   Fu, Yo Shi ^c   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Northridge Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Nitric oxide; Nonadrenergic; Noncholinergic nerves; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROGESTERONE; ARGININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNDUS; ANIMAL; BREEDING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STOMACH;

EID: 0035025808     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.5.r1546     Document Type: Article

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