Apocynin attenuates cerebral infarction after transient focal ischaemia in rats

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-522

  Tang, L L ^a   Ye, K ^a   Yang, X F ^a   Zheng, Jie Sheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apocynin; Focal cerebral ischaemia; NADPH oxidase; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

APOCYNIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 34547858520     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000703500411     Document Type: Article

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