Nicotinic transmission at functionally distinct synapses in descending reflex pathways of the rat colon

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-171

  Bian, X C ^a,b   Bornstein, J C ^a   Bertrand, Paul P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Enteric nervous system; Enteric reflex; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

8 AMINO 7 CHLORO 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 5 CARBOXYLIC ACID 1 BUTYL 4 PIPERIDINYLMETHYL ESTER; GRANISETRON; HEXAMETHONIUM; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 4 ANTAGONIST;

ABDOMINAL REFLEX; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COLON; FEMALE; HEXAMETHONIUM; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; REFLEX; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0038746989     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2003.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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