Application of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, on injured nerve attenuates neuropathy-induced thermal hyperalgesia in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 124-126

  Thomas, David A ^a,b   Ren, Ke ^a,c   Besse, Dominique ^a,d   Ruda, M A ^a   Dubner, Ronald ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UPSA Laboratories   (France)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; neuropathic pain; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitro l arginine methyl ester; N

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICALS; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; LIGATION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029890673     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12670-7     Document Type: Article

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