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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of the calcium-channel blocker nifedipine on the electromyographic activity of the small bowel and sphincter of Oddi was studied in conscious opossums. Electromyographic and arterial pressure recordings were started 7-10 days after implantation of seven pairs of electrodes along the small bowel and sphincter of Oddi. Continuous infusion of nifedipine caused a dose-dependent reduction of the frequency of spike bursts in the small bowel and sphincter of Oddi. Nifedipine at high doses abolished the migrating motor complex in the gastrointestinal tract. The frequency of slow waves was unchanged. This drug possibly inhibits the membrane influx of calcium into the smooth muscle cells of the gastrointestinal tract. We conclude that nifedipine causes an intense decrease in the motility of the small bowel and sphincter of Oddi.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9130
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of nifedipine on the motility of the sphincter of Oddi and small bowel of the opossum.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't