Relaxin counteracts the altered gastric motility of dystrophic (mdx) mice: Functional and immunohistochemical evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Vannucchi, M G ^a   Garella, R ^a   Cipriani, G ^a   Baccari, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanical responses; Muscular dystrophy; Nitric oxide synthase; Stomach

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHACHOLINE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAPAVERINE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTROPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RELAXIN; STOMACH;

EID: 79251542341     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00375.2010     Document Type: Article

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