This unique sourcebook serves as a comprehensive reference, bridging the well-established chemistry of nitric oxide and the new and exciting role of nitric oxide as an effector and signaling molecule in numerous biological systems. Nitric Oxide: Principles and Actions relates the chemical properties of the molecule to its possible effects on biological systems, under both normal physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Combining the chemistry and analysis of nitric oxide with newer studies of the relevance of the molecule gives this book a long life, making it extremely useful to researchers in a number of areas.
Table of Contents
The Physiological and Pathological Chemistry of Nitric OxideNitric Oxide Complexes of Metalloproteins: An Introductory Overview
Nitric Oxide as a Signal in Vascular and Neural Cells
The Intracellular Reactions of Nitric Oxide in the Immune System and Its Enzymatic Synthesis
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Autoimmune Diabetes
A Role for Nitric Oxide in Liver Inflammation and Infection
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Allograft Rejection
The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Treatment of Foods
The Enzymology and Role of Nitric Oxide in the Biological Nitrogen Cycle
