Investigation of acute effects of aflatoxin on rat proximal and distal colon spontaneous contractions

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2876-2880

  Gursoy, Nevcihan ^a   Durmus, Nedim ^b   Bagcivan, Ihsan ^b   Sarac, Bulent ^b   Parlak, Ahmet ^b   Yildirim, Sahin ^b   Kaya, Tijen ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Distal colon; In vitro; Proximal colon

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ARGININE; ATROPINE; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AFLATOXINS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; COLON; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 47149094621     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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