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Detection, measurements and quantification of Nitric Oxide: Tools for NO research

 

A one day meeting to be held on Friday 23rd March 2007 at the

BioPark, Welwyn Garden City

 

To register or for more information go to

 http://www.regonline.co.uk/NO07

 

Nitric oxide (NO), generated by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) plays a key role in a diverse range of physiological and pathophysiological conditions within the cardiovascular, immune, reproductive and nervous systems.  Since NO is a small, diffusible, highly reactive free radical with a short half-life, and is present in low concentrations, real-time detection of NO is extremely difficult.  This meeting will examine methods used to detect and visualise NO-producing cells.  Furthermore, direct and indirect techniques used to measure NO will be examined, including among others, the measurement of NOS enzymatic activity, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and NO-sensitive electrodes.  Finally, tools that facilitate NO research, such as NOS inhibitors will be examined.

Meetings Chair: Dr Nicholas Warrick, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford

 

 

Early Registration fees (deadline January 20th, after which the fees double)

  • Standard fee - £249
  • Academic fee - £149
  • Student fee - £99
  • IBMS members fee - £149

 

The deadline for abstract submissions is January 10th 2007
Guidelines can be found at
http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html

 

Detection, measurements and quantification of Nitric Oxide:  23rd March 2007