Intraesophageal chemicals enhance responsiveness of upper thoracic spinal neurons to mechanical stimulation of esophagus in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Qin, Chao ^a   Farber, Jay P ^a   Foreman, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux; Heartburn; Noncardiac chest pain; Visceral hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CAPSAICIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRRITANT AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THORAX PAIN;

ANIMALS; BALLOON DILATATION; BRADYKININ; CAPSAICIN; ESOPHAGUS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INJECTIONS; MALE; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 41549115396     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00477.2007     Document Type: Article

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