Botulinum toxin injection inhibits myogenic tone and sympathetic nerve function in the porcine internal anal sphincter

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 552-557

  Jones, Oliver M ^a,d   Moore, J A ^a,c   Brading, A F ^a   Mortensen, N J Mc C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Internal anal sphincter

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; INJECTIONS; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0344394274     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2003.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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