Nitric oxide in acute and chronic inflammation
Nitric oxide (NO) is a signalling molecule formed when L-arginine is converted to L-citrulline by the enzyme NO synthase (NOS. NOS exists as three isoforms, ecNOS is constitutively expressed in endothelial cells and nNOS in neuronal cells, while a third isoform (iNOS) is induced in response to infla...
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Queen Mary, University of London
2002
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