Activities of 7-nitroindazole and 1-2-(trifluoromethylphenyl)-imidazole independent of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase inhibition

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 357-362

  Matsumura, Nobuko ^a   Kikuchi Utsumi, Kazue ^a   Nakaki, Toshio ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] IMIDAZOLE; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1 (2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; 1-(2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; 6 NITROINDAZOLE; 6-NITROINDAZOLE; 7-NITROINDAZOLE; AMINOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; SEIZURE;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; HERBICIDES; IMIDAZOLES; INDAZOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SEIZURES;

EID: 42449085018     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.135160     Document Type: Article

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