Regional differences in L-type Ca2+ channel expression in feline lower esophageal sphincter

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 4 50-4, 2004, Pages

  Muinuddin, Ahmad ^a,b   Kang, Youhou ^a   Gaisano, Herbert Y ^a   Diamant, Nicholas E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lower esophageal sphincter; Sling; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; LANTHANUM; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CAT; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CATS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 4644362595     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00102.2004     Document Type: Article

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