Effects of melatonin on gallbladder neuromuscular function in acute cholecystitis

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-146

  Gomez Pinilla, Pedro J ^a   Camello, Pedro J ^a   Pozo, María J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Nursing School   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GUINEA PIG; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GALLBLADDER; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MELATONIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34548833925     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.123240     Document Type: Article

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