In vitro effects of oxytocin, acepromazine, detomidine, xylazine, butorphanol, terbutaline, isoproterenol, and dantrolene on smooth and skeletal muscles of the equine esophagus

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1732-1737

  Wooldridge, Anne A ^a   Eades, Susan C ^b   Hosgood, Giselle L ^b   Moore, Rustin M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; BEUTHANASIA D; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; CARBACHOL; DANTROLENE; DETOMIDINE; DRUG VEHICLE; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; PENTOBARBITAL; TERBUTALINE SULFATE; TETRODOTOXIN; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036911017     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1732     Document Type: Article

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