Modulation of NA-synthase activity in rat cortex using NA measurement with ultramicro carbon electrode following topical applications of pharmacological agents

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 347, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-120

  Meulemans, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cortex; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitroso arginine; Rat; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BRADYKININ; BRAIN ENZYME; CYSTEINE; DEXTRO ARGININE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTRODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FRONTAL CORTEX; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038641298     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00620-7     Document Type: Article

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