Inhibition of cerebral neurogenic vasodilation by L-glutamine and nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and its reversal by L-citrulline

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 353-358

  Lee, T J F ^a   Sarwinski, S ^a   Ishine, T ^a   Lai, C C ^a   Chen, F Y ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CITRULLINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; SWINE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030087745     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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