NO Release Protocol 1. Prepare 1mM BNN3 stock solution in DMSO. 2. Add an appropriate volume of BNN3 stock solution to an organ bath containing a rat aortic strip incubated in Krebs-Ringer solution* at 37ºC. The final concentration of BNN3 should be 1µM. 3. Incubate the strip for 30 min. and wash with Krebs-Ringer solution* to remove BNN3. 4. Irradiate the aortic strip with 300 to 360nm UV light while recording its tension. *Krebs-Ringer solution: 113mM NaCl, 4.8mM KCl, 25mM NaHCO3, 1.4mM KH2PO4, 2.2mM CaCl2, 1.4mM MgSO4 and 5.5mM glucose.