Developmental effects of in vivo and in vitro inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 839, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 164-172

  Virgili, Marco ^a   Monti, Barbara ^a   Lorusso, Anna ^a   Bentivogli, Monia ^a   Contestabile, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cerebellar granule cell culture; Neurochemistry; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NADP; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033592071     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01750-3     Document Type: Article

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