An ATP-sensitive potassium channel activator reduces infarct volume in focal cerebral ischemia in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Takaba, Hitonori ^a   Nagao, Tetsuhiko ^a   Yao, Hiroshi ^a   Kitazono, Takanari ^a   Ibayashi, Setsuro ^a   Fujishima, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Photothrembosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHANNEL GATING; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030766296     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.2.r583     Document Type: Article

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