Gastrointestinal tone; its genesis and contribution to the physical processes of digestion

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 931-942

  Lentle, R G ^a   Reynolds, G W ^a   Janssen, P W M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Genesis; Physical processes; Tone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MYOSIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

GENESIS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; TONE;

DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 84888031391     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12223     Document Type: Review

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