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Nitric oxide as a secretory product of mammalian cells
The FASEB Journal · 1992 · Vol. 6(12) · pp. 3051–3064
Carl Nathan✉(Cornell University)
Abstract
Evolution has resorted to nitric oxide (NO), a tiny, reactive radical gas, to mediate both servoregulatory and cytotoxic functions. This article reviews how different forms of nitric oxide synthase help confer specificity and diversity on the effects of this remarkable signaling molecule.
Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsEicosanoids and Hypertension PharmacologyRenin-Angiotensin System StudiesNitric oxideChemistryCytotoxic T cellNitric oxide synthaseCell biologyMoleculeBiochemistryBiologyOrganic chemistryIn vitro
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Amino Acid OxidoreductasesAnimalsHumansNitric OxideTerminology as TopicNitric Oxide Synthase
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