7-Nitroindazole, nNOS inhibitor, attenuates amphetamine-induced amino acid release and nitric oxide generation but not lipid peroxidation in the rat brain

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 779-788

  Bashkatova, V ^a   Kraus, M M ^b   Vanin, A ^a   Hornick, A ^b   Philippu, A ^b   Prast, H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

EPR spectroscopy; Oxidative stress; Psychostimulant neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACID; AMPHETAMINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFICACY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 18544377164     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0224-x     Document Type: Article

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