Ghrelin stimulates gastric motility of the guinea pig through activation of a capsaicin-sensitive neural pathway: In vivo and in vitro functional studies

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Nakamura, T ^a   Onaga, T ^a   Kitazawa, T ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Gastric motility; Ghrelin; Guinea pig; Nitric oxide; Vago vagal reflex

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; CHOLINE; DEXTRO LYSINE; GHRELIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE TRACT; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GHRELIN; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PYLORIC ANTRUM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77949310042     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01422.x     Document Type: Article

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