Nonstationary Collisional Dynamics in Determining Nitric Oxide Laser-Induced Flourescence Spectra

Absorption Spectra of Nitric Oxide in Solutions

The absorption spectra of nitric oxide in aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, in alcohols and in water were investigated. The experimental results show that the broad structureless absorption bands observed rise from charge transfer between the solvent and NO. Thermochemical data indicate that the solvent-NO interactions are due to contacts in solution without the formation of a stable complex...

Nitric Oxide-Induced Polycystic Ovaries in The Wistar Rat

Nitric oxide/nitric oxide synthase, spermatogenesis, and tight junction dynamics.

During spermatogenesis, preleptotene and leptotene spermatocytes, residing in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium, must traverse the blood-testis barrier (BTB) to gain entry to the adluminal compartment for further development at late stage VIII and early stage IX of the epithelial cycle. As such, the timely opening and closing of the BTB is crucial to spermatogenesis. A compro...

Nitric Oxide is Protective Against Mercury Induced Depression

A B S T R A C T Introduction: Mercury is the second most metal pollutant in the world and has the potential to induce many pathologic conditions, especially in nervous system, such as depression. Here we tried to find out if nitric oxide has any possible role in the pathophysiology of depression induced by this metal. Although the role of nitric oxide has been shown in mood control, here we use...

Lectin-induced nitric oxide production.

Considering that nitric oxide (NO) may be involved in anti-tumoral and anti-parasite lectin effects, in this report we investigated whether lectin induces NO production. Lectins from Canavalia brasiliensis, Dioclea grandiflora, Pisum arvense (PAA), and concanavalin A induced murine peritoneal cells to produce NO in vitro. PAA induced similar levels to that obtained with lipopolysaccharide plus ...