Nitric oxide donors reversibly block axonal conduction: Demyelinated axons are especially susceptible

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2149-2157

  Redford, E J ^a   Kapoor, R ^b   Smith, K J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduction block; Demyelination; Inflammation; Nitric oxide donors

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CATTLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ETHIDIUM; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; MICROINJECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PENICILLAMINE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; SCIATIC NERVE; SPERMINE; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0031439343     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.12.2149     Document Type: Article

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