Properties of Rikkunshi-to (TJ-43)-induced relaxation of rat gastric fundus smooth muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Kito, Yoshihiko ^a   Suzuki, Hikaru ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular smooth muscle; Hyperpolarization

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ENPROSTIL; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RIKKUNSHI TO; TETRODOTOXIN; TJ 43; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; FAST MUSCLE; GOTO KAKIZAKI RAT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH PARESIS;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENPROSTIL; GASTRIC FUNDUS; HESPERIDIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OXADIAZOLES; POTASSIUM; PYRIMIDINONES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; THIAZOLES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 77951455427     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00333.2009     Document Type: Article

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