The effect of e-, i-, and n-nitric oxide syntahse inhibition on colonic motility in normal and muscular dystrophy (Mdx) mice

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-566

  Tameyasu, Tsukasa ^a   Ogura, Seiko ^a   Ogihara, Kyoko ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colon; mdx mouse; Muscular dystrophy; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

1,3 PBIT DIHYDROBROMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SPERMINE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG INHIBITION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; COLON; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEXAMETHONIUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; SPERMINE; TETRODOTOXIN; THIOUREA;

EID: 15744369185     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.54.555     Document Type: Article

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