Nitric Oxide Production from Nitrite plus Ascorbate during Ischemia upon Hippocampal Glutamate NMDA Receptor Stimulation

Nitric oxide (<sup>•</sup>NO), a diffusible free radical, is an intercellular messenger, playing a crucial role in several key brain physiological processes, including in neurovascular coupling (NVC). In the brain, glutamatergic activation of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) enz...

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Published in:BioChem
Main Authors: Carla Nunes, João Laranjinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6411/3/2/6