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Table 5 Information on chemicals used in the organ bath experiments

From: Enteric neuroanatomy and smooth muscle activity in the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Drug

Concentration in organ bath

Company and product nr

Acetylcholine (ACh)

10 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, A-6625

Atropine (ATR)

1 µM

Sigma Aldrich, A-4529

Dopamine

10 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, H-4381

Isoproterenol

10 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, I-5627

Lidocaine

1 mM

Sigma-Aldrich, L-5647

N(γ)-Nitro-L-Arginin Methyl Ester (L-NAME)

1 mM

Sigma/Merck, N-5751

Sodium Nitroprusside (SNP)

100 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, S-0501

Propranolol

5 µM

Calbiochem, 537075

Serotonin (5-HT)

1 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, H-7752

Suramin

100 µM

Sigma-Aldrich, S-2671

Tetrodotoxin

0.5 µM

Biotrend, BN0518

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)

0.1 µM

Peninsula Lab., 7150