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The Interaction of Adenosine with Isolated Myenteric Nerve Varicosities

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Adenosine and related compounds are presynaptic inhibitors of acetylcholine release from nerve endings in the myenteric plexus (1,2,3). This inhibition is probably mediated by specific cell-surface receptors (4) and the possibility that they mediate physiological neuro-modulation at nerves in the plexus has been suggested (5).

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    Claude Roman (Dr. Sc., Professor of Physiology) (Dr. Sc., Professor of Physiology)

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Cook, M.A. (1984). The Interaction of Adenosine with Isolated Myenteric Nerve Varicosities. In: Roman, C. (eds) Gastrointestinal Motility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9352-1_89

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