Electrical events underlying organized myogenic contractions of the guinea pig stomach

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 576, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 659-665

  Hirst, G David S ^a   Edwards, Frank R ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DUODENUM; GUINEA PIG; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH MOTILITY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH MUSCLE; STOMACH SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; STOMACH;

EID: 33750422309     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.116491     Document Type: Article

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