Effects of carbenoxolone on syncytial electrical properties and junction potentials of guinea-pig vas deferens

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 374, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-214

  Palani, D ^a   Ghildyal, P ^a   Manchanda, Rohit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbenoxolone; Cell to cell coupling; Gap junction; Guinea pig vas deferens; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING AGENT; CARBENOXOLONE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCYTIUM; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CARBENOXOLONE; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 33751413810     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0109-7     Document Type: Article

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