L-arginine partially restores the diminished CO2 reactivity after mild controlled cortical impact injury in the adult rat

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 820-828

  Golding, Elke M ^a   Robertson, Claudia S ^a   Bryan Jr , Robert M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide reactivity; Free radicals; L Arginine; Nitric oxide; Rat; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034024779     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200005000-00008     Document Type: Article

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