Local isoform-specific NOS inhibition: A promising approach to promote motor function recovery after nerve injury

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1846-1857

  Moreno López, Bernardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Nerve repair; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Peripheral nerve injury

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; AMINOGUANIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; N6 (1 IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; S METHYLTHIOCITRULLINE;

CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; NERVE REGENERATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 77953508732     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22353     Document Type: Review

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