Nitric oxide synthase does not mediate neurotoxicity after an i.c.v. injection of streptozotocin in the rat

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 745-766

  Prickaerts, J ^a   De Vente, J ^a   Honig, W ^a   Steinbusch, H ^a   Markerink Van Ittersum, M ^a   Blokland, A ^a   Steinbusch, H W M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Memory; Nitric oxide synthase; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ASTROCYTES; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CYCLIC GMP; DRINKING; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCAPE REACTION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 0033910358     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020070056     Document Type: Article

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