Table 1.
Electrode measurements of NO concentrations in different tissues.
| Preparation | In vivo/vitro | Stimulation | [NO] (nM) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasculature | ||||
| Dog femoral artery | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 2.5 | [11] |
| Rat mesenteric artery | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 20 | [141] |
| Rabbit coronary artery | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 295 | [142] |
| Rat aorta | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 390 | [12] |
| Human radial and mammary artery | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 15 (both) | [143] |
| Human radial artery | In vitro | Bradykinin | 6 | [143] |
| Human mammary artery | In vitro | Bradykinin | 20 | [143] |
| Porcine pulmonary artery | In vitro | Bradykinin | 160 | [144] |
| Porcine pulmonary vein | In vitro | Bradykinin | 103 | [144] |
| Porcine aorta | In vitro | Bradykinin | 450 | [31] |
| Porcine aorta | In vitro | Bradykinin + indomethacin | 105 | [145] |
| Rabbit aorta | In vitro | Carbachol | 17 | [146] |
| Rabbit femoral artery | In vivo | Ischaemia | 140 | [147] |
| Rat mesenteric artery | In vitro | Noradrenaline | 5 | [148] |
| Rat aorta | In vitro | Substance P | 63 | [149] |
| Brain | ||||
| Rat medial prefrontal cortex | In vivo | Cocaine | 8 | [150] |
| Rat somatosensory cortex | In vivo | Electrical stimulation | 126–190 | [151] |
| Rat auditory cortex | In vitro | Electrical stimulation | 0.38 | [152] |
| Rat cerebellum | In vitro | Electrical stimulation | 2.2 | [153] |
| Rat cerebellum | In vitro | Electrical stimulation | 4 | [154] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | Electrical stimulation | 2.5 | [155] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | Electrical stimulation | 3 | [156] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | Electrical stimulation | 4.5 | [28] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | Electrical stimulation | 8 | [27] |
| Guinea pig laterodorsal tegmental nucleus | In vitro | Electrical stimulation | 33 | [157] |
| Mouse olfactory bulb | In vitro | Electrical stimulation | 100 | [158] |
| In vivo | Odorant | 18–84 | ||
| Rat cortex | In vivo | Impact injury | 83 | [159] |
| Rat cortex | In vivo | Ischaemia | 1000 | [14] |
| Rat cortex | In vivo | Ischaemia | 17 | [13] |
| Cat nucleus tractus solitarius | In vivo | l-Arginine | 3 | [30] |
| Rat cerebellum | In vitro | NMDA | 1800 | [160] |
| Cat ventrolateral medulla | In vivo | NMDA | 1.1 | [29] |
| Rat cerebral cortex | In vivo | NMDA | 20 | [161] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | NMDA | 176 | [162] |
| Rat striatum | In vivo | NMDA | 520 | [149] |
| Rat hippocampus | In vitro | NMDA | 250 | [20] |
| Glutamate | 350 | |||
| Rat hippocampus | In vivo | NMDA | 400 | [163] |
| Heart | ||||
| Rabbit heart | In vitro | Basal | 1200 | [164] |
| Rat heart | In vitro | A23187 (Ca2+ ionophore) | 650 | [147] |
| Dog coronary sinus | In vivo | Acetylcholine | 7 | [165] |
| Guinea pig heart | In vivo | Bradykinin | 21 | [166] |
| Other | ||||
| Mouse kidney | In vitro | Basal | 70–200 | [167] |
| Rat kidney | In vitro | Basal | 0.15 | [168] |
| Rat Lung | In vivo | LPS | 140 | [147] |
| Guinea pig trachea | In vitro | Bradykinin | 0.002 | [9] |
| Guinea pig bronchiole | In vitro | Bradykinin | 0.0004 | [9] |
| Guinea pig myenteric ganglion | In vitro | Nicotine | 46 | [169] |
| Guinea pig circular muscle | In vitro | Nicotine | 124 | [169] |
| Rat spinotrapezius muscle | In vitro | Acetylcholine | 300 | [170] |