Cholinergic transmission to colonic circular muscle of children with slow-transit constipation is unimpaired, but transmission via NK2 receptors is lacking

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 669-678

  Stanton, M P ^a,b   Hengel, P T ^a,b   Southwell, B R ^a,b   Chow, C W ^a   Keck, J ^c   Hutson, J M ^a,b   Bornstein, J C ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Colonic circular muscle; Human; Neuromuscular transmission; Slow transit constipation; Tachykinins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; NEUROKININ A; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COLON; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBACHOL; CHILD; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; COLON; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROKININ A; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TACHYKININS;

EID: 0348225314     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1350-1925.2003.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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