Regional specific effects of nitric oxide donors and cGMP on the electrical activity of neurons in the rat spinal cord

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 197-201

  Schmid, Herbert A ^a   Pehl, Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cGMP; Electrophysiology; Neurons; Nitric oxide; Slice; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0029889781     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-0618(96)00143-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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