Open AccessEffect of entacapone on colon motility and ion transport in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease
Author(s) -
Lisheng Liu,
Chenzhe Liu,
Jie Xu,
LiFei Zheng,
Xuequan Feng,
Yue Zhang,
Jin-Xia Zhu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3509
Subject(s) - entacapone , bumetanide , chemistry , catechol o methyl transferase , endocrinology , medicine , niflumic acid , channel blocker , pharmacology , ion transporter , biochemistry , levodopa , parkinson's disease , calcium , allele , disease , membrane , gene
To study the effects of entacapone, a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor, on colon motility and electrolyte transport in Parkinson's disease (PD) rats.