GTS-21, a nicotinic agonist, attenuates multiple infarctions and cognitive deficit caused by permanent occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries in rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-469

  Nanri, Masato ^a,b   Miyake, Hidekazu ^a   Murakami, Yukihisa ^b   Matsumoto, Kinzo ^b   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^b  

^a TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; GTS 21; Hypoperfusion; Multiple infarction; Nicotinic agonist

Indexed keywords

3 (2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032421378     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.78.463     Document Type: Article

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