Inducible nitric oxide synthase and the effect of aminoguanidine in experimental neonatal meningitis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 692-700

  Leib, Stephen L ^a   Km, Young S ^b   Black, Stephen M ^c   Tureen, Jay H ^c   Täuber, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; CEFTRIAXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 17344361955     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514226     Document Type: Article

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