Reduction of the neurological deficit in mice with traumatic brain injury by nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-214

  Mésenge, Christian ^a   Verrecchia, Catherine ^a   Allix, Monique ^a   Boulu, Roger R ^a   Plotkine, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

head injury; L NAME; mice; nitric oxide, 7 nitroindazole

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029930326     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1996.13.209     Document Type: Article

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