Colorectal and rectocolonic reflexes in canines: Involvement of tone, compliance, and anal sphincter relaxation

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Ji Hong ^a,b   Sallam, Hanaa S ^a   Lin, Lin ^a   Chen, Jiande D Z ^a,c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal motility; Gastrointestinal reflex; Sympathetic pathway

Indexed keywords

GUANETHIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; COLON; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; COLON; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77956705403     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00439.2009     Document Type: Article

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