Cerebral blood flow regulation by nitric oxide in neurological disorders

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 581-594

  Toda, Noboru ^a,b   Ayajiki, Kazuhide ^b   Okamura, Tomio ^b  

^a Toyama Institute for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Research   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebral blood flow; Inflammatory disorder; Migraine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; KAINIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTERY DILATATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CELL VIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFLAMMATION; MIGRAINE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STIMULATION; VASCULAR HEADACHE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NITRIC OXIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 70349109668     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-048     Document Type: Review

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