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nitric oxide
Used for:
endothelial cell derived relaxing factor
Used for:
L NMMA
See for:
EDRF
Broader Terms:
cell communication molecule
Broader Terms:
free radical oxygen
Broader Terms:
nitrogen oxide
Scope Note:
NO; originally found as an intercellular messenger molecule in vascular smooth muscle, where it has a relaxant, vasodilatory effect; formed by oxidation of arginine with citrulline as side product; in nervous tissue, may be part of glutamate-calcium-cGMP signal transduction system.
Term Number:
4000-0268
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