Pharmacological and biochemical studies on the possible role of nitric oxide in stress adaptation in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 493, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Masood, Anbrin ^a   Banerji, Basudeb ^b   Vijayan, V K ^a   Ray, Arunabha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Elevated plus maze; NO (Nitric oxide); Stress

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INDAZOLES; INDIA; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS;

EID: 2942521499     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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