title: Nitric oxide and the digestive system in mammals and non-mammalian vertebrates.
abstract: The focus of the presentation will review the distribution of nitric oxide (NO)-producing sites in the digestive system in mammals and nonmammalian vertebrates and will center on the roles that NO plays in modulating physiological and pathophysiological functions in digestive system.
authors.affiliation: CJF INSERM 95-09, IRCAD, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schleiffer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase