Paracetamol inhibits nitric oxide synthesis in murine spinal cord slices

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 562, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 68-71

  Godfrey, Lisa ^a   Bailey, Ian ^a   Toms, Nick J ^b   Clarke, Geoffrey D ^a   Kitchen, Ian ^a   Hourani, Susanna M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Mice; NO; Paracetamol; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CAFFEINE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CEREBELLUM; CITRULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33947495574     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.01.075     Document Type: Article

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