The effect of guanylate cyclase inhibitors on non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic neurogenic relaxations of the South American opossum lower esophageal sphincter

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-304

  Matsuda, Nilce Mitiko ^a   Lemos, Moysés Costa ^a   Feitosa Jr , Rui Libório ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Enzyme soluble guanylate cyclase; Lower esophageal sphincter; Non adrenergic and non cholinergic; Opossum; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; CYSTAMINE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYLAMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMINOQUINOLINES; ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; CYSTEAMINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HYDRAZINES; HYDROXYLAMINE; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; OPOSSUMS; OXADIAZOLES; PENICILLAMINE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR;

EID: 44049104216     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2008.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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