Antidystonic efficacy of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors in a rodent model of primary paroxysmal dystonia

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 921-926

  Richter, Angelika ^a   Löschmann, Peter A ^b   Löscher, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Klinische Forschung und Entwicklung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Glutamate; Movement disorders; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DYSTONIA; HAMSTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0033709293     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703609     Document Type: Article

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