Sleep and nitric oxide: Effects of 7-nitro indazole, inhibitor of brain nitric oxide synthase

Brain Research

Volumn 718, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Dzoljic, M R ^a   De Vries, R ^a   Van Leeuwen, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

7 Nitro indazole; Brain nitric oxide synthase; Central depression; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide inhibitor; Rat; Sleep

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

EID: 0029972920     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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