Abstract
A modified method based on EPR spin trap** and triacetylglycerol extraction was used for tissue nitric oxide (NO) detection at room temperature. NO signal intensity was stable for about 1.5 h and the detection limit of this method was less than 200 pmol g−1 tissue. Using this method, we report evidence that NO production in vivo can be inhibited by adriamycin in mice livers.
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