Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important bio-regulatory molecule in the nervous, immune and cardiovascular systems. The physiological involvement of NO in neuronal transmission, control of vascular tone, and immune response-induced cytostasis as well as the deleterious effects associated with altered levels of NO synthesis (1,2) culminated in the selection of the free-radical gas as “1992 Molecule of the Year” (3).
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Aljada, A., Dandona, P. (1998). Nitric Oxide Synthase. In: Armstrong, D. (eds) Free Radical and Antioxidant Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 108. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-472-0:191
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