Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
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.
First Page
154
Last Page
161
DOI
10.1117/12.578381
Publication Date
12-1-2004
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez, Juan and Feelisch, Martin, "Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide" (2004). Basic Sciences Faculty Publications. 180.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578381
https://collections.uhsp.edu/basic-sciences_pubs/180