Slow excitatory synaptic potentials evoked by distension in myenteric descending interneurones of guinea-pig ileum

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 539, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 589-602

  Thornton, P D J ^a   Bornstein, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOLPITANTIUM; OSANETANT; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; N PHENYL 7 (HYDROXYIMINO)CYCLOPROPA[B]CHROMEN 1A CARBOXAMIDE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNEURON; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; GUINEA PIG; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SLOW EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; LYSINE; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; SYNAPSES; TACHYKININS;

EID: 0036521883     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013399     Document Type: Article

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