Cyclosporin-A inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase activity and expression after spinal cord injury in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-52

  Diaz Ruiz, Araceli ^a   Vergara, Paula ^b   Perez Severiano, Francisca ^a   Segovia, Jose ^b   Guizar Sahagún, Gabriel ^c,d   Ibarra, Antonio ^c,d   Ríos, Camilo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Neuroprotection; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; INHIBITION KINETICS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0442276442     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.042     Document Type: Article

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