Changes in nitric oxide and expression of nitric oxide synthase in spinal cord after acute traumatic injury in rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1467-1474

  Nakahara, Shinji ^a   Yone, Kazunori ^a   Setoguchi, Takao ^a   Yamaura, Ichiro ^a   Arishima, Yoshiya ^a   Yoshino, Shinji ^a   Komiya, Setsuro ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microdialysis; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0036858431     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771502320914697     Document Type: Article

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