N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine attenuates early ischemic neuronal damage of prolonged focal cerebral ischemia and recirculation in rats

Neurological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-203

  Matsui, Toru ^a   Nagafuji, Toshiaki ^a   Mori, Takashi ^a   Asano, Takao ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain edema; brain infarct; cerebral ischemia; early ischemic neuronal damage; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; recirculation

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT;

EID: 0030938337     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1997.11740795     Document Type: Article

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