Nicotine-Induced Neurogenic Relaxation in the Mouse Colon: Changes With Dextran Sodium Sulfate–Induced Colitis

Nicotine has been shown to reduce both tone and muscular activity in the human colon by releasing nitric oxide (NO) from nerves. To our knowledge, however, the effect of nicotine on mouse colon has not been elucidated, and the response in tissue from ulcerative colitis (UC) has not been investigated...

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Main Authors: Ikuo Murakami, Yuri Hamada, Satoshi Yamane, Hiromichi Fujino, Shunji Horie, Toshihiko Murayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319313076

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