Peristalsis and fecal pellet propulsion do not require nicotinic, purinergic, 5-HT3, or NK3 receptors in isolated guinea pig distal colon

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Nicholas, Sarah ^a   Spencer, Nick J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afferent; Enteric; Mechanosensory; Reflex; Sensory neuron; Synaptic

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; ONDANSETRON; OSANETANT; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FORCE; GUINEA PIG; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; COLON; FECES; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PERISTALSIS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 77952704863     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00457.2009     Document Type: Article

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