Differential effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on sigmoid colon longitudinal and circular muscle responses to nicotine and nerve stimulation in vitro

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-234

  McKirdy, H C ^a   Richardson, C E ^a   Green, J T ^a   Rhodes, J ^a   Williams, G T ^a   Marshall, R W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE TARTRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; TIME;

COLON, SIGMOID; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 1242342927     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4395     Document Type: Article

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