Cocaine-induced liver injury in mice is mediated by nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Aoki, Kimiko ^a   Ohmori, Mitsuyo ^a   Takimoto, Masafumi ^a   Ota, Hidekazu ^a   Yoshida, Takemi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Hepatotoxicity; Mouse; Nitric oxide (NO); Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMINOGUANIDINE; COCAINE; DEFEROXAMINE; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; N METHYLGLUCAMINE N CARBODITHIOIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COCAINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANIDINES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0030780770     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01230-2     Document Type: Article

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