Effects of carbon disulfide on the expression and activity of nitric oxide synthase in rat hippocampus

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2553-2556

  Guo, Xiu Ming ^a   Tang, Rong Hua ^b   Qin, Xin Yue ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Chen, Guo Yuan ^c  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon disulfide; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrogen monoxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 60649104887     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200812020-00015     Document Type: Article

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