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Nitric Oxide in the Vascular System: Meet a Challenge

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After a small introduction in the topic and relative young history of nitric oxide (NO) we would like to illustrate a few aspects of the wide field in NO research in biomedicine. The theoretical background of NO metabolism is spiked with numerous examples of methodologies from bioassays to biochemistry. Furthermore, first steps in the realization of new concepts in NO research in microcirculation are developed.

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Keymel, S., Kelm, M., Kleinbongard, P. (2008). Nitric Oxide in the Vascular System: Meet a Challenge. In: Artmann, G., Chien, S. (eds) Bioengineering in Cell and Tissue Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75409-1_18

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