Effects of modulators of Ca2+-activated, intermediate- conductance potassium channels on motility of the rat small intestine, in vivo

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 383-389

  Ferens, D ^a   Baell, J ^b   Lessene, G ^b   Smith, J E ^c   Furness, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Enteric neurons; Intestinal motility; Neuronal ion channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITROARGININE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34248592325     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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