selected publications
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academic article
- Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) protects gallbladder smooth muscle function via activation of the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 24:26. 2012
- Disruption of gallbladder smooth muscle function is an early feature in the development of cholesterol gallstone disease. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 24:e313-e324. 2012
- Activation of Colonic Mucosal 5-HT(4) Receptors Accelerates Propulsive Motility and Inhibits Visceral Hypersensitivity. Gastroenterology. 142:844-854. 2012
- Hydrophobic bile salts inhibit gallbladder smooth muscle function via stimulation of GPBAR1 receptors and activation of KATP channels. Journal of Physiology. 588:3295-3305. 2010
- The traditional antidiarrheal remedy, Garcinia buchananii stem bark extract, inhibits propulsive motility and fast synaptic potentials in the guinea pig distal colon.. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 22. 2010
- Role of mitochondria in spontaneous rhythmic activity and intracellular calcium waves in the guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 294:G467-G476. 2007
- Morphological and physiological evidence for interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells in the guinea pig gallbladder. Journal of Physiology. 579:487-501. 2007
- Spontaneous Electrical Rhythymicity and the Role of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in the Excitability of Guinea Pig Gallbladder Smooth Muscle Cells. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 290:G655-G664. 2006