Molsidomine attenuates Nω-nitro-L-argininemethylester-induced deficits in a memory task in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 452, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-86

  Pitsikas, Nikolaos ^a   Rigamonti, Antonello E ^a   Cella, Silvano G ^a   Muller, Eugenio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

L NAME (N nitro L argininemethylester); Molsidomine; Nitric oxide (NO); Rat; Recognition memory

Indexed keywords

MOLSIDOMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOLSIDOMINE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037183754     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02236-7     Document Type: Article

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