Role of nitric oxide in systemic effect of theophylline on mouse body temperature

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 451, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-68

  Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a   Adl, Mohammad ^a   Sharifzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Bahreini, Taraneh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

L Arginine; N nitro L arginine (L NA); NG nitro L arginine methylester (L NAME); Nitric oxide (NO); Temperature (mouse); Theophylline

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ARGININE; ARGININE [2 2 AMINO 5 [(AMINOIMINOMETHYL)AMINO]PENTATONIC ACID]; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 0037031602     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02159-3     Document Type: Article

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