The stimulant cathartic, emodin, contracts the rat isolated ileum by triggering release of endogenous acetylcholine

Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 103-105

  Ali, S ^a   Watson, M S ^a   Osborne, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Emodin; Ileum; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CHOLINE; EMODIN; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; LAXATIVE; METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CATECHOLAMINES; CATHARTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMODIN; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; ILEUM; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 10644262162     PISSN: 14748665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2004.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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