Abnormal expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase triggers limbic seizures and hippocampal damage in rat

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 255-260

  Bagetta, Giacinto ^a   Leta, Aida ^a   Nisticò, Robert ^a   Paoletti, Anna Maria ^b   Rotiroti, D ^b,d   Del Duca, Claudio ^c   Tiziana Corasaniti, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

7 nitro indazole; ENOS; LiCl; Neuronal death; NNOS; NO; Seizures; Tacrine

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; BRAIN PROTEIN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TACRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036293870     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6424     Document Type: Article

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