Thiouracil antithyroid drugs as a new class of neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 793-797

  Palumbo, Anna ^a   D'Ischia, Marco ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibition; Tetrahydro biopterin; Thiouracil antithyroid drugs

Indexed keywords

2 PYRIDINETHIOL; 5 CARBOETHOXYTHIOURACIL; ANTITHYROID AGENT; DITHIOURACIL; ISOENZYME; MERCAPTOIMIDAZOLE; METHYLTHIOURACIL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; S METHYLTHIOURACIL; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; THIOAMIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; THIONEINE; THIOURACIL DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; THIOUREYLENE; THYROIDAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034805638     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4640     Document Type: Article

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