ATP and sensory transduction in the enteric nervous system

Neuroscientist

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-260

  Bertrand, Paul P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Gastrointestinal tract; Purines; Sensory neurons; Sensory transduction; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PURINE; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PURINE P2Y RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERNEURON; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MEDIATOR; MOTONEURON; NERVE ENDING; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SEROTONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0041306122     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403253768     Document Type: Review

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