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Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids.

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Allen, BW; Liu, J; Piantadosi, CA
Published in: Methods Enzymol
2005

The challenges that must be overcome in order to detect nitric oxide (NO) in biological fluids include its low physiological concentration (1-nM) and its short half-life (a few seconds or less). Electrochemistry is capable of making such measurements, if certain principles, both biological and electrochemical, are kept in mind. We discuss these principles and demonstrate an example of practical measurement by detecting NO release in a drop of blood suspended within the reference electrode of an electrochemical cell. We elicit the NO release by decreasing the oxygen concentration in the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the drop.

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Methods Enzymol

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ISSN

0076-6879

Publication Date

2005

Volume

396

Start / End Page

68 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Platinum
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Electrodes
  • Electrochemistry
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
 

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Allen, B. W., Liu, J., & Piantadosi, C. A. (2005). Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids. Methods Enzymol, 396, 68–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0076-6879(05)96007-2
Allen, Barry W., Jie Liu, and Claude A. Piantadosi. “Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids.Methods Enzymol 396 (2005): 68–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0076-6879(05)96007-2.
Allen BW, Liu J, Piantadosi CA. Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids. Methods Enzymol. 2005;396:68–77.
Allen, Barry W., et al. “Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids.Methods Enzymol, vol. 396, 2005, pp. 68–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/S0076-6879(05)96007-2.
Allen BW, Liu J, Piantadosi CA. Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide in biological fluids. Methods Enzymol. 2005;396:68–77.
Journal cover image

Published In

Methods Enzymol

DOI

ISSN

0076-6879

Publication Date

2005

Volume

396

Start / End Page

68 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Platinum
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Electrodes
  • Electrochemistry
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology