ARL 17477, a potent and selective neuronal NOS inhibitor decreases infarct volume after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 599-604

  Zhang, Zheng G ^a,b   Reif, David ^a,c   Macdonald, James ^a   Tang, Wen Xue ^c   Kamp, Dietgard K ^c   Gentile, Robert J ^c   Shakespeare, William C ^c   Murray, Robert J ^c   Chopp, Michael ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Astra Arcus   (United States)

Author keywords

ARL 17477; N nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide synthase; Rat; Transient middle carotid artery occlusion

Indexed keywords

ARL 17477; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DAMAGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION;

EID: 0029934405     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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