Synergistic protective effects of selected arginine analogues against sulphur mustard toxicity in neuron culture

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Sawyer, Thomas W ^a  

^a Box 4000 Station Main   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; MUSTARD GAS; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOCITRULLINE; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033105581     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1998.8588     Document Type: Article

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