Effects of vitamin E and L-3-n-butylphthalide on the production of NO and the expression of iNOS induced by chronic episodic hypoxia

Chinese Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-144

  Hu, Dan Bo ^a   Li, Shun Wei ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic episodic hypoxia (EHYP); Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS); L 3 n butylpthalide (L NBP); Nitric oxide (NO); Vitamin E (Vit E)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LEVO 3 BUTYLPHTHALIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHTHALIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT;

EID: 1842659017     PISSN: 10080872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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