Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide

Juan G. Rodriguez; Martin Feelisch

doi:10.1117/12.578381

20 August 2004 Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide

Juan G. Rodriguez, Martin Feelisch

Proceedings Volume 5474, Saratov Fall Meeting 2003: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine V; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578381
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2003, 2003, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive molecule that is synthesized by a variety of biological tissues. It plays a major role in the regulation of blood pressure, in nerve cell communication, in the destruction of pathogens, and it has been implicated in numerous other physiological process in ways yet to be elucidated. The need to understand how or when this molecule participates in a chemical pathway in vivo, has made it necessary to develop methods for its detection in biological matrices and fluids. In this lecture we review some of the optical methods that have gained acceptance in the biological community, the controversies that they have engendered, and some of the technical challenges that lie ahead for this area of research.

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Juan G. Rodriguez and Martin Feelisch "Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide", Proc. SPIE 5474, Saratov Fall Meeting 2003: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine V, (20 August 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578381

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