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Role of Nitric Oxide in Cerebral Ischemia

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Book cover Role of Nitric Oxide in Sepsis and ADRS

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 24))

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In this chapter, we will discuss the role of nitric oxide (NO) as an important mediator of cerebral vascular tone and in the mechanism of cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes during cerebral ischemia and reperfusion and during reperfusion. We also address the possibility that NO may be an important mediator of brain injury in the setting of focal ischemia.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Avenue, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    M. P. Fink

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière University Hospital, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475, Paris Cedex 10, France

    Didier Payen

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Kirsch, J.R., Traystman, R.J. (1995). Role of Nitric Oxide in Cerebral Ischemia. In: Fink, M.P., Payen, D. (eds) Role of Nitric Oxide in Sepsis and ADRS. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79920-4_9

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