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The Nitric Oxide Signal Transduction System

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Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Clinical Aspects of Nitric Oxide

Abstract

The nitric oxide-cyclic GMP signal transduction system has emerged in recent years as a very ubiquitous pathway for intracellular and intercellular communication. This review is intended to describe and summarize some of our observations and those of other laboratories that have helped lead us and others to our present understanding of the nitric oxide-cyclic GMP signal transduction system. Readers are also referred to some of our earlier reviews for references and information1–6.

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Murad, F. (1995). The Nitric Oxide Signal Transduction System. In: Weissman, B.A., Allon, N., Shapira, S. (eds) Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Clinical Aspects of Nitric Oxide. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1903-4_1

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