New and potent inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase reduce motor activity in mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-212

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

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030847454     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)02281-X     Document Type: Article

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