The inhibitory effects of Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on nitric oxide synthase activity vary among brain regions in vivo but not in vitro

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-86

  Ayers, Nancy A ^a   Kapás, Levente ^a,b   Krueger, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebellum; hypothalamus; L NAME; Nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; rat

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031052960     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027385522859     Document Type: Article

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