Neuroprotective effect of FK506, an immunosuppressant, on transient global ischemia in gerbil

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 81-84

  Tokime, Tomoo ^a   Nozaki, Kazuhiko ^a   Kikuchi, Haruhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 Nitro indazole; Delayed neuronal death; FK506; Gerbil; Global ischemia; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029918506     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)12438-1     Document Type: Article

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