Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by straight chain and cyclic alcohols

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 321, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-360

  Chen, Qing Ming ^a   LaBella, Frank S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain; Nitric oxide (NO) synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALKANOL; CYCLOALKANOL DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLFACTORY BULB; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0031049281     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00962-4     Document Type: Article

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