Influence of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the vasopressin- induced pituitary-adrenocortical activity and hypothalamic catecholamine levels

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 617-626

  Bugajski, J ^a   Gadek Michalska A ^a   GLod R ^a   Borycz, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Hypothalamic catecholamines; Nitric oxide; NOS blockers; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CATECHOLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; RAT; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CATECHOLAMINES; CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032437969     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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