Journal article

VPAC(1) receptors regulate intestinal secretion and muscle contractility by activating cholinergic neurons in guinea pig jejunum

Candice Fung, Petra Unterweger, Laura J Parry, Joel C Bornstein, Jaime PP Foong

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00416.2013

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia (Grant No. APP1006453). C. Fung is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award.

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Keywords

Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Type I
Myenteric Plexus
Rat Small-Intestine
Cholinergic Neurons
Submucous Neurons
Acetylcholine
Signal Transduction
Intestinal Mucosa
Gastrointestinal Motility
Neurogenic Secretion
Animals
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Cholera-Toxin
Membrane Potentials
Vpac1 Receptor
Muscle Contraction
Physiology
Postsynaptic Potentials
Enteric
Vpac(1) Receptor
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Secretion
Male
Intestinal Secretions
Rna, Messenger
Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Type Ii
Ion-Transport
Guinea Pigs
Female
Distal Colon
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Vip-Specific Receptor
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Neuropeptide Y
Secretomotor Neurons
Calbindin 2
Muscle, Smooth
Neurotransmitter Agents
Chlorides
Jejunum
Motility
Science & Technology