Mechanisms involved in the cerebrovascular dilator effects of N-methyl-d-aspartate in cerebral cortex

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Busija, David W ^a   Bari, Ferenc ^b   Domoki, Ferenc ^b   Louis, Thomas ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Cerebral circulation; Glutamate; Ischemia; Neurons; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; Piglets; Rabbits; Rats

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 AMINO 3 (3 HYDROXY 5 TERT BUTYLISOXAZOL 4 YL)PROPIONIC ACID; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR AGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; VASODILATION;

EID: 36049010000     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.05.011     Document Type: Review

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