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Nitric Oxide: Chemical Puzzles Posed by a Biological Messenger |
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| Authors: | Silvia Pfeiffer Bernd Mayer Benjamin Hemmens |
| Abstract: | Recent years have seen a massive growth of interest in the biological effects of nitric oxide (NO): It acts as a signaling molecule in blood vessels and the brain, and as a defense against pathogens in the immune system. Discussed are the chemical events underlying the physiology of this versatile little molecule. |
| Keywords: | Heme proteins Nitric oxide Peroxynitrite Radicals Signal transduction |