Essential role of the interstitial cells of cajal in nitric oxide-mediated relaxation of longitudinal muscle of the mouse ileum

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-80

  Takeuchi, Tadayoshi ^a   Fujinami, Kaori ^a   Fujita, Akikazu ^a   Okishio, Yutaka ^a   Takewaki, Tadashi ^b   Hata, Fumiaki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine mediated contraction; ICC deficient mouse; Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC); Longitudinal muscle; Nitric oxide mediated relaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIBODY; ARGININE; ATROPINE; C KIT ANTIBODY; GUANETHIDINE; METHYL 2 (HYDROXYIMINO) 5 NITRO 6 METHOXY 3 HEXANAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP MUSCULAR PLEXUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC RELAXATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 3042833632     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.95.71     Document Type: Article

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