Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase enhances peripheral nerve regeneration in mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-74

  Zochodne, Douglas W ^a   Misra, Millie ^a   Cheng, Chu ^a   Sun, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

N nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); Nerve injury; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0030741135     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00359-5     Document Type: Article

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