The multiple organ dysfunction syndrome caused by endotoxin in the rat: attenuation of liver dysfunction by inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 2845-2851

  Thiemermann, Christoph ^a   Ruetten, Hartmut ^a   Wu, Chin‐Chen ^a   Vane, John R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminoethyl isothiourea; circulatory shock; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; endotoxic shock; inducible nitric oxide synthase; lipopolysaccharide; NG methyl l arginine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOETHYLISOTHIOURONIUM; ASPARTIC ACID; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL; ARGININE; BETA-AMINOETHYL ISOTHIOUREA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028799424     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb15935.x     Document Type: Article

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