High-definition spatiotemporal mapping of contractile activity in the isolated proximal colon of the rabbit

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-268

  Lentle, Roger G ^a   Janssen, Patrick W M ^a   Asvarujanon, Patchana ^a   Chambers, Paul ^b   Stafford, Kevin J ^b   Hemar, Yacine ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colon; ICC; Motility; Rabbit; Spatiotemporal mapping

Indexed keywords

GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERISTALSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; COLON; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEXAMETHONIUM; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERISTALSIS; RABBITS; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 43149083682     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0217-9     Document Type: Article

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