Dependency of Cortical Functional Hyperemia to Forepaw Stimulation on Epoxygenase and Nitric Oxide Synthase Activities in Rats

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 509-517

  Peng, Xinqi ^a   Zhang, Chenyang ^b   Alkayed, Nabil J ^a,c   Harder, David R ^b   Koehler, Raymond C ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cerebral blood flow; Cytochrome P450; Epoxygenase; Functional activation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 2C11; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MICONAZOLE; N METHYLSULFONYL 6 (2 PROPARGYLOXYPHENYL)HEXANAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FORELIMB; HYPEREMIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY CORTEX; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 2342656895     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200405000-00004     Document Type: Article

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