Effects of delayed treatment with nebracetam on neurotransmitters in brain regions after microsphere embolism in rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 477-484

  Takeo, Satoshi ^a   Hayashi, Hideki ^a   Miyake, Keiko ^a   Takagi, Kaori ^a   Tadokoro, Mina ^a   Takagi, Norio ^a   Oshikawa, Sayuri ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Cerebral ischaemia; Dopamine; Microsphere embolism; Nebracetam

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE; MICROSPHERE; NEBRACETAM FUMARATE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NOOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHOLINE; DOPAMINE; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PYRROLIDINONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

EID: 0031008716     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701161     Document Type: Article

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