Improvement of Postischemic Dopaminergic Dysfunction by Edaravone, a Free Radical Scavenger

Effects of a free radical scavenger, edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), on ischemia/reperfusion-induced dysfunctions of rat striatal dopaminergic neurons were examined using in vivo brain microdialysis. During transient forebrain ischemia, dopamine levels in dialysates were elevated 14...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Akiyama, Soichi Miwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319342847