The inhibitory effect of melatonin on colonic motility disorders induced by water avoidance stress in rats

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 3060-3067

  Tan, W ^a   Zhou, W ^a   Luo, H S ^a   Liang, C B ^a   Xia, H ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colon; Contraction; Melatonin; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MELATONIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FORCE TRANSDUCER; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRESS; WATER AVOIDANCE STRESS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; COLON; DEFECATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MELATONIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 84891804327     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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