Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors ameliorate retinal damage induced by ischemia in rats

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-340

  Lam, Tim T ^a   Tso, Mark O M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA ISCHEMIA;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0029951139     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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