Chronic electroconvulsive treatment increases the activity of nitric oxide synthase in the rat brain

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-382

  Nowak, Gabriel ^a   Kata, Mirosław ^a   Jopek, Renata ^a   Siedlecki, Adam ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute and chronic electroconvulsive treatments; Nitric oxide synthase activity; Rat brain regions

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROSHOCK; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030781015     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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