L-NAME reduces infarction, neurological deficit and blood-brain barrier disruption following cerebral ischemia in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 457, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 137-146

  Ding Zhou, Li ^a   Marchand Verrecchia, Catherine ^a   Croci, Nicole ^a   Plotkine, Michel ^a   Margaill, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier disruption; Cerebral ischemia; L Name (N nitro L arginine methylester); Neurological deficit; Nitric oxide (NO); Transient focal

Indexed keywords

EVANS BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAVASATION; GRIP STRENGTH; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MICE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES;

EID: 0037146889     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02686-9     Document Type: Article

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