Role of N-Nitro-L-Arginine-Methylester as anti-oxidant in transient cerebral ischemia and reperfusion in rats

Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Awooda, Hiba A ^a   Lutfi, Mohamed F ^a   Sharara, Gihan M ^b   Saeed, Amal M ^c  

^a AL NEELAIN UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Cerebral; Ischemia reperfusion; L NAME; Malondialdehyde; Nitric oxide; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMISPHERE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84872733636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20407378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-7378-5-1     Document Type: Article

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