Organophosphate-induced brain injuries: Delayed apoptosis mediated by nitric oxide

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-152

  Kim, Yun Bae ^a   Hur, Gyeung Haeng ^a   Shin, Sungho ^a   Sok, Dai Eun ^b   Kang, Jong Koo ^c   Lee, Yong Soon ^d  

^a Agy Def Devmt   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Diisopropylfluorophosphate; Nitric oxide; Seizures; Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated d UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE METHYL NITRATE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; DYFLOS; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032946956     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(99)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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