Pharmacologic specificity of nicotinic receptor-mediated relaxation of muscarinic receptor precontracted human gastric clasp and sling muscle fibers within the gastroesophageal junction

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-46

  Braverman, Alan S ^a   Vegesna, Anil K ^a   Miller, Larry S ^a   Barbe, Mary F ^a   Tiwana, Mansoor ^a   Hussain, Kashif ^a   Ruggieri Sr , Michael R ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETHANECHOL; BICUCULLINE; GINKGOLIDE B; GLYCINE; ISOPRENALINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL; STRYCHNINE; TAURINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHIBITION KINETICS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH MUSCLE;

ADULT; BETHANECHOL; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STOMACH;

EID: 79959510104     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.177097     Document Type: Article

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