Melatonin prevents increases in neural nitric oxide and cyclic GMP production after transient brain ischemia and reperfusion in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones Unguiculatus)

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-31

  Guerrero, Juan M ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Ortiz, Genaro G ^a   Pablos, Marta I ^a   Sewerynek, Ewa ^a   Chuang, Jih Ing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia reperfusion; Melatonin as an antioxidant; Neurotoxicity; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBELLUM; DRUG EFFECT; FRONTAL LOBE; GERBIL; LIGATION; MALE; METABOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSTRICTION; CYCLIC GMP; FRONTAL LOBE; GERBILLINAE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0031203676     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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