Nitric oxide as a signal in blood vessels.

Trends in biochemical sciences ·Vol. 17 ·No. 10 ·1992-10-00 ·Pages 399-402

Knowles RG, Moncada S

Abstract

In the five years since the discovery that nitric oxide is produced as a signal in blood vessels, a great deal has been discovered about the processes involved. This article reviews current knowledge about the vascular cell synthesis, effects and subsequent destruction of this messenger molecule.

MeSH Terms

Amino Acid Oxidoreductases/metabolism Animals Blood Vessels/physiology Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology,physiology Humans Nitric Oxide/metabolism Nitric Oxide Synthase Signal Transduction/physiology Vasodilation/physiology

Chemicals

Nitric Oxide Nitric Oxide Synthase Amino Acid Oxidoreductases

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Knowles R G

Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, UK.

Moncada S

Article Info

Journal

Trends in biochemical sciences

Abbr.

Trends Biochem Sci

ISSN

0968-0004

DOI

10.1016/0968-0004(92)90008-w

Published

1992-10-00

Pages

399-402

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7610674

Subset

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