Baclofen and NOS inhibitors interact to evoke synergistic hypothermia in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 669-672

  Rawls, Scott M ^a,b   Jacobs, Kyle ^a   Tallarida, Ronald J ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

7 nitroindazole; Baclofen; GABA; Hypothermia; L NAME; Synergy

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; BACLOFEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG POTENCY; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THERMOREGULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 29244476872     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.05.056     Document Type: Short Survey

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