Nitric Oxide Flashcards
1
Q
Nitric oxide is produced in response to:
A
Acetylcholine
Thrombin
Calcium
2
Q
Diffuses_____ through membranes allowing it to ____________________.
A
Rapidly
Act as an intra and extracellular messenger
3
Q
Very reactive free _______ that reacts with ______.
A
Radical
Oxygen
4
Q
Metabolised to:
A
Nitrate and nitrite
5
Q
Examples of constitutive nitric oxide synthase
A
Endothelial (endothelial and neurones)
Neuronal (neurones)
Ca/calmodulin delendent (produces pmols over seconds)
6
Q
iNOS
A
Involved in immune system
