Origin and modulation of circular smooth muscle layer contractions in the porcine esophagus

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Lecea, B ^a,b,c   Gallego, D ^c   Farre R ^c,d   Clave P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Fundacio de Gastroenterologia Dr F Vilardell   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Circular esophageal smooth muscle; Esophageal peristalsis; Esophageal smooth muscle contraction; Excitatory and inhibitory motor neurons; Inhibitory junction potential; Ligand gated ion channels; Modulation of esophageal peristalsis; Neuromuscular transmission; Porcine esophagus

Indexed keywords

2' DEOXY 6 N METHYLADENOSINE 3',5' BISPHOSPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BENZOYLALANYLALANYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLPHENYLALANYL DEXTRO PROLYLPROLYLNORLEUCINAMIDE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOLPITANTIUM; ONDANSETRON; PURINE; PURINERGIC P2Y1 RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; INFERIOR MESENTERIC GANGLION; LATENT PERIOD; MICROELECTRODE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PERISTALSIS; SWINE;

EID: 84863816959     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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