Altered tachykinergic influence on gastric mechanical activity in mdx mice

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 844-852

  Mule F ^a   Amato, A ^a   Vannucchi, M G ^b   Faussone Pellegrini, M S ^b   Serio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; mdx mouse; Nitric oxide; Stomach; Tachykinins

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NOLPITANTIUM; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; QUINUCLIDINES; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; STOMACH; TACHYKININS;

EID: 33746886603     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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