Enhancement of EFS-induced contractions, by agmatine, in guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscle strips

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 498-503

  Yildirim, Sahin ^a   Aydin, Cengiz ^a   Koyuncu, Ayhan ^a   Bagcivan, Ihsan ^a   Sarac, Bulent ^a   Sarioglu, Yusuf ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Cholinergic contractions; Electrical field stimulation; Gallbladder contractility; Imidazoline receptors

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GALLBLADDER; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 20444506085     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-005-1575-2     Document Type: Article

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