Involvement of vagal nerves in the pancreatostimulatory effects of luminal melatonin, or its precursor L-tryptophan. Study in the rats

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages 81-95

  Nawrot Porabka, K ^a   Jaworek, J ^a   Leja Szpak, A ^a   Szklarczyk, J ^a   Kot, M ^a   Mitis Musiol M ^b   Konturek, S J ^b   Pawlik, W W ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

CCK; L tryptophan; Lorglumide; Melatonin; Protein output; Vagotomy

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; LORGLUMIDE; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; RAT; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; CHOLECYSTOKININ; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUODENUM; MALE; MELATONIN; PANCREAS, EXOCRINE; PANCREATIC JUICE; PROGLUMIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CHOLECYSTOKININ A; TRYPTOPHAN; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 38149063840     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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