Methylene blue inhibits hippocampal nitric oxide synthase activity in vivo

Brain Research

Volumn 826, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-305

  Volke, Vallo ^a   Wegener, Gregers ^b,c   Vasar, Eero ^a   Rosenberg, Raben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Methylene blue; Microdialysis; Nitric oxide synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CITRULLINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICRODIALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033135724     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01253-6     Document Type: Article

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