NITRIC-OXIDE - MEDIATOR, MURDERER, AND MEDICINE

被引:677
作者
ANGGARD, E
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[1] William Harvey Research Institute, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, EC1M 6BQ, Charterhouse Square
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10.1016/S0140-6736(94)92405-8
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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In the past ten years several research fields have converged to show that the tiny molecule nitric oxide (NO), a reactive gas, functions both as a signalling molecule in endothelial and nerve cells and as a killer molecule by activated immune cells-and it can be used as a new medicine by inhalation. This article reviews the biology of this remarkable molecule and discusses the implications for clinical medicine.
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页码:1199 / 1206
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