Tremorgenic mycotoxins increase gastric smooth muscle activity of sheep reticulum and rumen in vitro

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Wang, L ^a   Cross, A L ^a   Allen, K L ^a   Smith, B L ^a,b   McLeay, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MYCOTOXIN; PAXILLINE; RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SOLUBILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STOMACH MUSCLE; TOXICOKINETICS; TREMOR;

LOLIUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037311797     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(02)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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