Functional roles of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in neurodegenerative diseases and mood disorders

• Main Authors: Poon, Chi H., Tsui, Ka C., Chau, Sze C., Chong, Pit S., Lui, Sylvia W.Y., Aquili, Luca, Wong, Kah H., Lim, Lee W.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26273/; https://doi.org/10.2174/1567205018666211022164025
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is well known for its involvement in the regulation of the nervous, cardiovascular, and immune systems. Neuronal NOS (nNOS) is the most characterized NOS among all the isoforms. It accounts for most of the production of nitric oxide (NO) in the nervous system required for...