Stretch-activated neuronal pathways to longitudinal and circular muscle in guinea pig distal colon

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 2 47-2, 2003, Pages

  Spencer, Nick J ^a   Hennig, Grant W ^a   Smith, Terence K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular muscle; Excitatory junction potential; Inhibitory junction potential; Myenteric neuron; Peristalsis; Peristaltic reflex

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON MOTILITY; DESCENDING COLON; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037305482     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00291.2002     Document Type: Article

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