Involvement of purinergic nerves in the NANC inhibitory junction potentials in pigeon oesophageal smooth muscle

Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Vetri, T ^a   Postorino, A ^a   Fileccia, R ^a   Bonvissuto, F ^a   Abbadessa Urso, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical field stimulation; IJP; NANC pathways; Oesophageal smooth muscle; Pigeon; Purines

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PURINE RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; ADENOSINE; ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; APAMIN; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COLUMBIDAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; GUANETHIDINE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PURINES;

EID: 4344575895     PISSN: 14748665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2004.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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