Effects of nitric oxide synthesis inhibition on methamphetamine-induced dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotoxicity in the rat brain

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 671-680

  Abekawa, T ^a   Ohmori, T ^a   Koyama, T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Methamphetamine; Neurotoxicity; Nitric oxide (NO); Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; METHAMPHETAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FRONTAL LOBE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROTOXINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0029805787     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271227     Document Type: Article

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