Pesticide induced changes of nitric oxide synthase in rat brain in vitro

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 411-420

  Rajeswara Rao, M ^a   Kanji, Vijaya K ^a   Sekhar, V ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

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Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SECOND MESSENGER; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344759166     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480549909017844     Document Type: Article

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