In Vivo Imaging of Nitric Oxide by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques

Table 2

In tissues, concentrations of NO are shown in different organs or tissues up to the level of nanomol/L and picomol/L.

Specific organs/tissues	Mean concentrations	References
Brain	250 pmol/L	[112, 113]
Postischemic muscle	227 nmol/L	[109]
Breast cancer tissue	36–70 mmol/L	[103]
Serum	22.5 nmol/L	[116]
Liver	600 nmol/L	[104]
Endothelium	120–68 nmol/L	[106]
Alveoli	1500 pbb	[117]
Erythrocytes	4.38 to 14.60 mmol/L	[118]
Articular cartilage	20–140 nmol/mg protein	[105]
Subchondral bone	0.45–2.9 𝜇mol/mg protein	[105]
Trabecular bone	0.5–0.75 𝜇mol/mg protein	[105]