Effects of L-NAME, a non-specific nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on AlCl3-induced toxicity in the rat forebrain cortex

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Stevanović, Ivana D ^a   Jovanović, Marina D ^a   Jelenković, Ankica ^b   Čolić, Miodrag ^a   Stojanović, Ivana ^c   Ninković, Milica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Biological Research   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Aluminium chloride; Forebrain cortex; L NAME; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FOREBRAIN; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 64849110617     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.1.15     Document Type: Article

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