Nitric oxide synthase inhibition by L-NAME prevents brain acidosis during focal cerebral ischemia in rabbits

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 988-995

  Regli, Luca ^a,c   Held, Mark C ^a   Anderson, Robert E ^a   Meyer, Fredric B ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Focal cerebral ischemia; Intracellular pH; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); NAD+ NADH; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029780523     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199609000-00024     Document Type: Article

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