Discovery and development of neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1470-1477

  Reif, David W ^a   McCarthy, Dennis J ^a   Cregan, Ed ^a   MacDonald, James E ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b Trega Biosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Ischemia; Neuroprotectant; Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PEROXYNITRITE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; KINETICS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES; THIOPHENES;

EID: 0034656844     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(00)00250-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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