ENHANCEMENT OF CAFFEINE-INDUCED LOCOMOTOR HYPERACTIVITY PRODUCED BY COMBINATION WITH L-ARGININE OR TAURINE IN MICE: POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF NITRIC OXIDE

Combinations of caffeine with L-arginine or with taurine can enhance the effect of caffeine, but the mechanisms remain elusive. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that stimulant effects of central nervous system nitric oxide (NO) may explain the beneficial effect of caffeine on combinati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 2009-11, Vol.31 (9), p.585-589
Hauptverfasser:	KIMURA, M, USHIJIMA, I, HIRAKI, M, ONO, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Arginine - pharmacology Biological and medical sciences Caffeine - pharmacology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Male Medical sciences Mice Motor Activity - drug effects NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester - pharmacology Nitric Oxide - physiology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Taurine - pharmacology
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