Effects of Nω-nitro-L-arginine and L-arginine on quinolinic acid-induced lipid peroxidation

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Santamaría, Abel ^a   Santamaría, Daniel ^a   Díaz Muñoz, Mauricio ^b   Espinoza González, Velia ^a   Ríos, Camilo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

L arginine; N nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; Oxidative stress; Quinolinate neurotoxicity; Synaptosomal fractions

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; QUINOLINIC ACID; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; QUINOLINIC ACID; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031441004     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(97)00082-9     Document Type: Article

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