Nitric oxide as a mediator of nucleus pulposus-induced effects on spinal nerve roots

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 815-820

  Brisby, Helena ^a   Byröd, Gunnar ^a   Olmarker, Kjell ^a   Miller, Virginia M ^b   Aoki, Yoshihito ^a   Rydevik, Björn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PATHOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DISC HERNIATION; ENDONEURAL EDEMA; INFLAMMATORY MEDIATOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS INDUCED EFFECT; SPINAL NERVE ROOT;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

AMINOGUANIDINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ENDONEURIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL ROOT; SWINE;

EID: 0034264909     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100180520     Document Type: Article

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