The role of nitric oxide in stroke

Medical Gas Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 194-203

  Chen, Zhou Qing ^a   Mou, Ru Tao ^a   Feng, Dong Xia ^b   Wang, Zhong ^a   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

endothelial nitric oxide synthase; hemorrhagic stroke; inducible nitric oxide synthase; ischemia stroke; neuronal nitric oxide synthase; neuroprotection; neurotoxicity; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 85032588349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20459912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-9912.215750     Document Type: Article

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