Nitric Oxide Synthesis Inhibitors Prevent Rapid Behavioral Effects of Corticosterone in Rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 446-453

  Sandi, Carmen ^a   Venero, César ^a   Guaza, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroids; Behavior; Locomotion; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORTICOSTERONE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0029967818     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127070     Document Type: Article

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