Presence of GABAB receptors forming heterodimers with GABA B1 and GABAB2 subunits in human lower esophageal sphincter

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Torashima, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Uezono, Yasuhito ^a   Kanaide, Masato ^a   Ando, Yuko ^a   Enjoji, Akihito ^a   Kanematsu, Takashi ^a   Taniyama, Kohtaro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastro esophageal reflux disease; Human lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B 1 RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B 2 RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; HETERODIMER; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 73349089331     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09062FP     Document Type: Article

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