Methylene blue inhibits stimulatory effect of sodium nitroprusside but not of 3-morpholino sydnonimine on prolactin secretion in freely moving male rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-231

  González, M Carmen ^a,b   Llorente, Evangelina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Nitric oxide; Prolactin secretion; Sodium nitroprusside; Sydnonimine

Indexed keywords

GUANYLATE CYCLASE; LINSIDOMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLSIDOMINE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 18844478298     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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