Spatial and temporal patterns of nitric oxide diffusion and degradation drive emergent cerebrovascular dynamics.

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous signaling molecule that plays an important role in neurovascular coupling. NO produced by neurons diffuses into the smooth muscle surrounding cerebral arterioles, driving vasodilation. However, the rate of NO degradation in hemoglobin is orders of magnitude higher than...

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Main Authors: William Davis Haselden, Ravi Teja Kedarasetti, Patrick J Drew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008069