Cyclosporine A-increased nitric oxide production in the rat dorsal hippocampus mediates convulsions

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 549-556

  Fujisaki, Yuko ^a   Yamauchi, Atsushi ^b   Dohgu, Shinya ^b   Sunada, Kazuyuki ^a   Yamaguchi, Chozaburou ^a   Oishi, Ryozo ^a   Kataoka, Yasufumi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Convulsion; Cyclosporine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DIALYSATE LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CONVULSANTS; CYCLOSPORINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; SEIZURES;

EID: 18744366669     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02250-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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