Different responsiveness of excitatory and inhibitory enteric motor neurons in the human esophagus to electrical field stimulation and to nicotine

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 1 50-1, 2004, Pages

  González, Asensio A ^a   Farré, Ricard ^a   Clavé, Pere ^a,b  

^a Fund Gastroenterol Dr F V   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apamin sensitive neurotransmission; Human esophageal motility; Inhibitory neurotransmitters; Nicotinic receptors; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; EXCITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

APAMIN; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL INHIBITION; NICOTINE; NITROARGININE; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 3042647756     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00534.2003     Document Type: Article

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