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Ion implicated in blood pact

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Nitric oxide has achieved fame as a regulator of numerous physiological processes, far outshining its humbler cousins, nitrate and nitrite. Now, nitrite steps into the spotlight. It appears that this ion may provide a source of NO during the regulation of blood flow under stressful conditions (pages 1498–1505).

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Figure 1: Nitrite chemistry in tissue.

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Wink, D. Ion implicated in blood pact. Nat Med 9, 1460–1461 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1203-1460

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