The effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NMMA on basal CBF and vasoneuronal coupling in man: A PET study

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 673-678

  White, Richard P ^a   Hindley, Claire ^a   Bloomfield, Peter M ^a   Cunningham, Vincent J ^a   Vallance, Patrick ^a   Brooks, David J ^a   Markus, Hugh S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral activation; Cerebral blood flow; Man; Nitric oxide; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; WATER O 15;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033502966     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199906000-00011     Document Type: Article

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