Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors 7-NI, L-NAME, and L-NOARG in staircase test

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-268

  Pokk, Paavo ^a   Väli, Marika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

7 NI; Anxiety; L NAME; L NOARG; NOS inhibitors; Staircase test

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REARING; STAIRCASE TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INDAZOLES; MALE; MICE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE;

EID: 0036100387     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(02)00365-X     Document Type: Article

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