Nitric oxide generators produce accumulation of chelatable zinc in hippocampal neuronal perikarya

Brain Research

Volumn 799, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 118-129

  Cuajungco, Math P ^a   Lees, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Kainic acid; Metal chelating agent; Nitric oxide; Timm's staining; TSQ fluorescence; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WET DOG SHAKES;

AMINOQUINOLINES; ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOLSIDOMINE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMINE; STAINING AND LABELING; TOSYL COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

EID: 0032514150     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00463-6     Document Type: Article

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