Regional differences in nitrergic innervation of the smooth muscle of murine lower oesophageal sphincter

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-527

  Zhang, Y ^a   Mashimo, H ^b   Paterson, W G ^a,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ATP; Circular smooth muscle; Long lasting slow IJP; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Niflumic acid

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ATROPINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANETHIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NIFEDIPINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; INHIBITORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 38849203227     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707573     Document Type: Article

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