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Nitric Oxide: Effects on the Airways

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Part of the book series: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((YEARBOOK,volume 1996))

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Abstract

The endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) that was discovered in 1980 [1] and was identified as nitric oxide (NO) in 1987 [2] has been shown to exert effects on many other tissues besides the vascular wall. This chapter will deal with the effects on the airways that are caused by endogenous as well as exogenous NO.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Hedenstierna, G., Högman, M., Hjoberg, J. (1996). Nitric Oxide: Effects on the Airways. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1996. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80053-5_32

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