NANC inhibitory neurotransmission in mouse isolated stomach: Involvement of nitric oxide, ATP and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 431-437

  Mulè, Flavia ^a   Serio, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP; Gastric relaxation; Mouse stomach; NANC inhibitory neurotransmitters; Nitric oxide; VIP

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APAMIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH PRESSURE;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ANIMALS; APAMIN; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RECEPTORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; STOMACH; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THIONUCLEOTIDES; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0141888433     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705431     Document Type: Article

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