Reversal by relaxin of altered ileal spontaneous contractions in dystrophic (mdx) mice through a nitric oxide-mediated mechanism

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Baccari, M C ^a   Nistri, S ^a   Vannucchi, M G ^a   Calamai, F ^a   Bani, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intestinal motility; L arginine; Muscular dystrophy; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DYSTROPHY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; ILEUM CONTRACTION; ILEUM DYSFUNCTION; ILEUM MOTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; ILEUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITROARGININE; RELAXIN;

EID: 34547630675     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00214.2007     Document Type: Article

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