Effects of tetrahydrobiopterin on cerebral infarction after transient focal ischemia in rats

Neurological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1064-1067

  Tang, Ling Ling ^a   Zheng, Jie Sheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Focal cerebral ischemia; Nitric oxide synthase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOPTERIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84555208247     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164110X12700393823651     Document Type: Article

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