Nitrergic modulation of gastrointestinal function during early endotoxemia

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 12, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 4525-4535

  Quintana, E ^a   Barrachina, M Dolores ^a   Esplugues, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain gut; Central nervous system; Endotoxemia; Gastric motor function; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANOREXIA; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTOXEMIA; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33751501775     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161206779010486     Document Type: Review

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