학술논문
Nitric oxide from neuronal NOS plays critical role in cerebral capillary flow response to hypoxia
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Academic Journal
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The American Journal of Physiology. March, 1998, Vol. 274 Issue 3, pH982, 8 p.
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0002-9513
Abstract
Research shows that the neuronal enzyme nitrous oxide synthase (nNOS) catalyzes the production of nitric oxide which in turn controls red blood cell flow in cerebral capillaries. The biochemical pathway is vital to the regulation of cerebral capillary flow during hypoxia. Experiments using epifluorescence videomicroscopy techniques on adult Sprague-Dawley rats and the nNOS inhibitor 7nitroindazole are described.