Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/4000-0268
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/4000-0268
Preferred Name

nitric oxide

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
L NMMA
EDRF
endothelial cell derived relaxing factor
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