Relaxin exerts two opposite effects on mechanical activity and nitric oxide synthase expression in the mouse colon

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 303, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mechanical responses; Nitric oxide synthase isoforms; Nitric oxide synthase splice variants

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ALPHA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE BETA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; COLON; COLON, ASCENDING; COLON, TRANSVERSE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RELAXIN; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS;

EID: 84868319441     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00260.2012     Document Type: Article

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