Relaxin depresses small bowel motility through a nitric oxide-mediated mechanism. Studies in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 778-784

  Bani, Daniele ^a   Baccari, Maria Caterina ^a   Quattrone, Silvia ^a   Nistri, Silvia ^a   Calamai, Franco ^a   Bigazzi, Mario ^a   Bani Sacchi, Tatiana ^a  

^a Istologia e Medicina Legale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036190726     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.3.778     Document Type: Article

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