The effect of epigallocatechin gallate on intestinal motility in mice

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 47-51

  Ceregrzyn, Michal ^a   Kuwahara, Atsukazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epigallocatechin; Intestine; Motility; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BUFFER; ENZYME INHIBITOR; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHYLENE BLUE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNUM; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TEA;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0037983853     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02897926     Document Type: Article

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