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Nitric oxide (NO) is a remarkable biological messenger that participates in a wide range of functions in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Since this free-radical gas cannot be stored in synaptic vesicles like other neurotransmitters, the activity of nitric oxide synthase must be carefully modulated to provide appropriate levels of NO.
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Pichiule, P., Chavez, J.C., Przybylski, R.J., LaManna, J.C. (1998). Increase of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase during Chronic Hypoxia. In: Hudetz, A.G., Bruley, D.F. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XX. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 454. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4863-8_37
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