▪ Abstract Brainstem parasympathetic circuits that modulate digestive functions of the
stomach are comprised of afferent vagal fibers, neurons of the nucleus tractus solitarius …

It has been demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) is a major inhibitory nonadrenergic,
noncholinergic (NANC) neurotransmitter in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. NO released in …

Nitric oxide has a tantalizing role in health and disease: while many of its wide-ranging
effects are well known, there remains much more to explore and to learn about the …

Gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle cell activity is controlled by contractile cholinergic
neurons and relaxant non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) neurons in the myenteric …

1. Gastric motility and neurotransmitter release in response to vagal stimulation were studied
using a vascularly isolated perfused rat stomach. Gastric motor responses were recorded by …

Motility of the gastrointestinal tract is directly controlled by enteric inhibitory and excitatory
motor neurons that innervate the layers of smooth muscle. Inhibitory motor neurons mediate …

Fasting gastric fundus tone is maintained by continuous cholinergic input. 5-
Hydroxytryptamine-1 (5-HT1) receptor activation decreases gastric fundus tone in humans …

The morphological pattern and motor correlates of nitric oxide (NO) and vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide (VIP) innervation in the human isolated gastric fundus was explored. By using …

The contribution of nitric oxide (NO) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) to non-
adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxations in the pig gastric fundus was investigated. 2 …

The effect of the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, N G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, on
gastric emptying of a non-nutrient solution was investigated in conscious rats. N G …