Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in activated microglia following domoic acid (DA)-induced neurotoxicity in the rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Ananth, C ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a   Kaur, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complement type 3 receptors; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

DOMOIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037455978     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01351-4     Document Type: Article

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