Influence of relaxin on the neurally induced relaxant responses of the mouse gastric fundus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1325-1329

  Baccari, Maria Caterina ^a   Bani, Daniele ^a   Bigazzi, Mario ^b   Calamai, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Prosperius Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanisms of hormone action; Nitric oxide; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; GUANETHIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PAPAVERINE; RELAXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH FUNDUS;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GUANETHIDINE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; RELAXIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544332842     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.029579     Document Type: Article

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