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Nitric Oxide and the Hepatic Circulation

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Nitric Oxide and the Regulation of the Peripheral Circulation

Part of the book series: Nitric Oxide in Biology and Medicine ((NOBM,volume 1))

Abstract

More is known about nitric oxide (NO) than is true. The research on NO is proceeding at such a rate that virtually all areas of biological science are being swept into the enthusiastic vortex. Principles that we will espouse in this chapter include the following. In vivo and in vitro observations are often at odds: life is in vivo. Knowledge, or even information, related to NO derived from one tissue cannot necessarily be extrapolated to other systems: NO shows remarkable heterogeneity from tissue to tissue, organ to organ, and cell to cell. Given these philosophical biases, we will describe what we know of the effects of NO in the hepatic circulation.

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Lautt, W.W., Macedo, M.P. (2000). Nitric Oxide and the Hepatic Circulation. In: Kadowitz, P.J., McNamara, D.B. (eds) Nitric Oxide and the Regulation of the Peripheral Circulation. Nitric Oxide in Biology and Medicine, vol 1. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1326-0_15

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