Emodin Inhibits Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in a Rat Model of Craniocerebral Explosive Injury

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1809-1816

  Ma, Yuan ^a,b   Xia, Xun ^a,b   Cheng, Jing min ^a,b   Kuang, Yong qin ^a   Yang, Tao ^a   Yang, Li bin ^a   Fan, Kexia ^a   Gu, Jian wen ^a,c  

^a CHENGDU MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Air Force Geneal Hospital of PLA ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Emodin; iNOS; Nitric oxide; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EMODIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPLOSION; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMODIN; EXPLOSIONS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84939894087     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-014-1395-y     Document Type: Article

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