Regional functional specialization and inhibitory nitrergic and nonnitrergic coneurotransmission in the human esophagus

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Lecea, B ^a   Gallego, D ^a   Farre R ^a,b   Opazo, A ^a   Auli M ^a   Jimenez M ^a   Clave P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Esophageal body; Inhibitory coneurotransmission; Inhibitory motoneurons; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOTONEURON; NITRERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PURINERGIC P2X RECEPTOR AGONISTS; PURINERGIC P2Y RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955550736     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00514.2009     Document Type: Article

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