Protective effect of N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine, an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, in brain slices exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 354, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 161-165

  Cárdenas, Antonio ^a   De Alba, Jorge ^a   Moro, María A ^a   Leza, Juan C ^a   Lorenzo, Pedro ^a   Lizasoain, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

1400W (N (3 (aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine); Brain; Forebrain slice; Ischaemia; Nitric oxide (NO) synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N [3 (AMINOMETHYL)BENZYL]ACETAMIDINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREBRAIN; HYPOXIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; BENZYLAMINES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0344352487     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00458-0     Document Type: Article

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