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Comments by David S. Bredt, assistant professor of physiology at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
Nitric oxide (NO) is an intriguing molecule. On the one hand, it is a crucial neurotransmitter, whose absence can be devastating. On the other, it is a dangerous free radical that, in excess, can be equally deleterious. Take, for example, stroke and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. During a stroke, a glutamate receptor (N-methyl D-aspartate type) is over-expressed. Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) concentrates in the area, releasing NO, which--at the now elevated levels--unleashes its oxidative power and causes the ...
