7-Nitroindazole reduces nitric oxide concentration in rat hippocampus after transient forebrain ischemia

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 380, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 117-121

  Jiang, Min Hai ^a   Kaku, Tomohiro ^a   Hada, Junichi ^a   Hayashi, Yasumasa ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 Nitroindazole; Cerebral blood flow; Forebrain ischemia; Hippocampus; Nitric oxide (NO); Rat

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPEREMIA; INDAZOLES; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0032837279     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00555-5     Document Type: Article

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