Vasoactive intestinal peptide. Transmitter of inhibitory motor neurons of the gut

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1988:527:369-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb26993.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Digestive System / innervation*
  • Endorphins / physiology
  • Humans
  • Motor Neurons / physiology*
  • Muscle Relaxation
  • Muscle, Smooth / physiology
  • Myenteric Plexus / physiology
  • Peptide PHI / physiology
  • Peristalsis
  • Somatostatin / physiology
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / physiology*

Substances

  • Endorphins
  • Peptide PHI
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Somatostatin