Metabolism and distribution of guanosine given intraperitoneally: Implications for spinal cord injury

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 673-680

  Jiang, Shucui ^a   Fischione, Gemma ^b   Guiliani, Patricia ^b   Romano, Silvia ^b   Caciagli, Francesco ^b   Dilorio, Patrizia ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Extracellular guanosine; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REMYELINIZATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GUANINE; GUANOSINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; RATS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XANTHINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 46749110746     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770802143962     Document Type: Conference Paper

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