Melatonin reduces non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic relaxant neurotransmission by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase activity in the gastrointestinal tract of rodents in vitro

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-108

  Storr, M ^a   Koppitz, P ^b   Sibaev, A ^b   Saur, D ^b   Kurjak, M ^b   Franck, H ^b   Schusdziarra, V ^b   Allescher, H D ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Inhibitory junction potentials; Intracellular recording; Melatonin; Mt1 receptor; NANC neurotransmission; RT PCR; Smooth muscle; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUSCLE; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0036720341     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2002.02909.x     Document Type: Article

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