Functional evidence for different roles of GABAA and GABAB receptors in modulating mouse gastric tone

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1033-1037

  Rotondo, Alessandra ^a   Serio, Rosa ^a   Mulè, Flavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinergic excitatory nerves; GABA; GABA receptors; Mouse stomach; NANC inhibitory nerves

Indexed keywords

1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDIN 4 YL METHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID HYDRATE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; APAMIN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MUSCIMOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHACLOFEN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; STOMACH;

EID: 77950939982     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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