Effects of N-nitro L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a potent nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on visual evoked potentials of rats exposed to different experimental stress models


YARGICOGLU P., YARAS N., AGAR A., GUMUSLU S., Abidin I., BILMEN S.

ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, vol.180, no.3, pp.307-316, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 180 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.0001-6772.2003.01254.x
  • Journal Name: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.307-316
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N-nitro L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) i.p.), on visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and lipid peroxidation expected to occur during chronic stress (15 days).