N(G)-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester reduces necrotic but not apoptotic cell death induced by reversible focal ischemia in rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 310, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 137-140

  Charriaut Marlangue, C ^a   Margaill, I ^a   Borrega, F ^a   Plotkine, M ^a   Ben Ari, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptotic body; Cerebral ischemia; Chromatin condensation; DNA fragmentation; Nitric oxide (NO); Reperfusion; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; NECROSIS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030605933     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00385-8     Document Type: Article

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