Involvement of nitric oxide in the protective effects of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate on stress induced neurobehavioral suppression and brain oxidative injury in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 652, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 55-59

  Chakraborti, Ayanabha ^a   Gulati, Kavita ^a   Ray, Arunabha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Restraint stress

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MAZE LEARNING; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650859943     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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