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04-08-2006, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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More on eNOS:
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There are several forms of Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) including iNOS, eNOS, and nNOS ( nNOS is similar to eNOS and produced in the brain). iNOS is an unfavorable process that produces Nitric Oxide during inflammation. This form of Nitric Oxide is very harmful and iNOS is an extremely potent oxidative free radical (destroys cells). An increase in eNOS activity is responsible for lowering of blood pressure, and "opening up the blood vessels" effectively lowering bad cholesterol, and increasing the nutrient carrying capacity of the cells. This increase in diameter of blood cells also leads to what is being called a "sustained-pump." The pump you normally feel when exercising [is] a result of eNOS activity.
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