The role of nitric oxide in the electrical field stimulation-induced contractions of sphincter of Oddi and gallbladder strips in Guinea pigs

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-244

  Gultekin, Hulya ^a   Erdem, S Remzi ^b   Emre Aydingoz, Selda ^c   Tuncer, Meral ^d  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Hacettepe University ^*  (United States)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electrical field stimulation; Gallbladder; NG nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide; Sphincter of Oddi

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; DEXTRO ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; ODDI SPHINCTER;

EID: 33746327128     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0060159     Document Type: Article

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