ObjectiveToinvestigatetheeffectsofselectivenitricoxidesynthase(NOS)inhibitorsondentategyrusneurogenesisafterdiffusebraininjury(DBI)intheadultratbrain.MethodsAdultmaleSDratsweresubjectedtodiffusebraininjury(DBI)model.Byusingsystemicbromodeoxyuridine(BrdU)tolabelpidingcells,wecomparedtheproliferationrateof