Anticonvulsant activity of new and potent inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-195

  Dzoljic, E ^b   De Vries, R ^a   Dzoljic, M R ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

1 (2 Trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole; 3 Bromo 7 nitro indazole; Mice; NO synthase inhibitors; Pilocarpine; S Methyl L thiocitrulline; Seizures

Indexed keywords

1 (2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; 3 BROMO 7 NITROINDAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; S METHYL L THIOCITRULLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPILEPTIC STATE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030847121     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00437-6     Document Type: Article

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