Ramipril protects from free radical induced white matter damage in chronic hypoperfusion in the rat

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-178

  Kim, Joong Seok ^a   Yun, Injin ^a   Choi, Young Bin ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a   Kim, Yeong In ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion; Free radical; Ramipril; Rat; Scavenger

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; RAMIPRIL; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; WHITE MATTER;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NEUROGLIA; RAMIPRIL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 37349008214     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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