Table 2.

Nitric oxide synthesis isoforms.

NOS-1(155kD) Neuronal, brain, Type I-NOS; central and peripheral neurons, non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic neurons, islets, endometrium, skeletal muscle, etc.
NOS-2(125kD) Inducible, Type II-NOS; macrophage, liver, smooth muscle, endothelium, heart, etc.; effects of lipopolysaccharides, cytokines, and glucocorticoids
NOS-3(135kD) Endothelial, Type III-NOS; endothelium, brain, heart, etc.; acylation, phosphorylation
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2011 April; 2(2): e0038. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2011 April 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10038.