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Expansion On The Recent Discoveries Concerning Nitric Oxide
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Nitric Oxide, or NO, its chemical representation, was until recently not
considered to be of any benefit to the life processes of animals, much less
human beings. However, studies have proven that this simple compound had an
abundance of uses in the body, ranging from the nervous system to the
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.... the brain. It was first discovered that nitric oxide played a role
in the nervous system in 1982. Small amounts of it prove useful in the opening
of calcium ion channels (with glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter) sending
a strong excitatory impulse. However, in larger amounts, its effects are quite
harmful. The channels are forced to fire more rapidly, which can kill the cells.
This is the cause of most strokes. To find where nitric oxide is found in the
brain, scientists used a pur.... |
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