Evidence for reduced nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in the ipsilateral medial vestibular nucleus and bilateral prepositus hypoglossi following unilateral vestibular deafferentation in the guinea pig

Brain Research

Volumn 787, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 311-314

  Anderson, Tamaryn V ^a   Moulton, Allison R ^a   Sansom, Andrew J ^a   Kerr, Dewana R ^a   Laverty, Richard ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^a   Smith, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Prepositus hypoglossi; Vestibular compensation; Vestibular nucleus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; GUINEA PIG; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOENZYMATIC ASSAY; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0032559876     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01464-9     Document Type: Article

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