Functional evidence for GABA as modulator of the contractility of the longitudinal muscle in mouse duodenum: Role of GABAA and GABAC receptors

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1685-1690

  Zizzo, Maria Grazia ^a   Mulè, Flavia ^a   Serio, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinergic excitatory nerves; GABA; GABA receptors; Intestinal motility; Mouse duodenum; NANC inhibitory nerves

Indexed keywords

1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDIN 4 YLMETHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOCROTONIC ACID; ATROPINE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCIMOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHACLOFEN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CYTARABINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DUODENUM; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCIMOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 34249734264     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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