Calcineurin inhibitors FK506 and SDZ ASM 981 alleviate the outcome of focal cerebral ischemic/reperfusion injury

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 653-659

  Bochelen, D ^a   Rudin, M ^a   Sauter, A ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; STROKE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CALCINEURIN; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; REPERFUSION INJURY; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0033019790     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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