A robust method for evaluation of NANC transmission in human sigmoid colon muscle in vitro

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-161

  Tavares, Ignatius A ^a   Rennie, John A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon muscle; EFS; Haemoglobin; Human; L NOARG; Methods; NANC; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PLATINUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGMOID;

COLON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0035502294     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(02)00185-5     Document Type: Article

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