Effects of L-canavanine, an inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, on endotoxin mediated shock in rats

Shock

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 194-200

  Fatehi Hassanabad, Zahra ^a   Burns, Helen ^a   Aughey, Elizabeth A ^b   Paul, Andrew ^a   Plevin, Robin ^a   Parratt, James R ^a   Furman, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANAVANINE; ENDOTOXIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBELLUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYMOLOGY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANAVANINE; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTOXINS; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPLEEN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030226009     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024382-199609000-00007     Document Type: Article

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