Effect of L-NAME, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis, on motor behaviour in rats

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 609-612

  Rajasekaran, Karthik ^a   Paul, Vanaja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

L arginine; L nitro arginine methyl ester; Motor coordination; Nitric oxide; Spontaneous motor activity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033397939     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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