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Nitric Oxide: Chemical Puzzles Posed by a Biological Messenger
Author(s) -
Pfeiffer Silvia,
Mayer Bernd,
Hemmens Benjamin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19990614)38:12<1714::aid-anie1714>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - nitric oxide , immune system , second messenger system , neuroscience , signal transduction , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , endocrinology
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.