Effects of Z-338, a novel gastroprokinetic agent, on the actions of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters on neurons in area postrema

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-47

  Akaike, Hironari ^a,b   Jang, I Il Sung ^a   Hori, Nobuaki ^a   Ogawa, Sachie ^b   Ito, Yushi ^a,b   Akaike, Norio ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AP; Excitatory synapses; Gastric motility; Inhibitory synapses; Z 338

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GANGLION STIMULATING AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; KAINIC ACID; N [2 (DIISOPROPYLAMINO)ETHYL] 2 (2 HYDROXY 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZAMIDO) 4 THIAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; NICOTINE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; VAGUS NERVE; WISTAR RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AREA POSTREMA; BENZAMIDES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NICOTINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIAZOLES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77953754301     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.46.31     Document Type: Article

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