Pivotal role of the interstitial cells of Cajal in the nitric oxide signaling pathway of rat small intestine: Morphological evidence

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 331-340

  Salmhofer, H ^a   Neuhuber, W ^b   Ruth, P ^c   Huber, A ^a   Russwurm, M ^d   Allescher, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP dependent protein kinase; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Rat (Wistar); Signal transduction; Soluble guanylyl cyclase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOPROTEIN; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME RELEASE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035724885     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410100410     Document Type: Article

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