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Inducible nitric oxide synthase in inflammation

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Inflammation, the reaction of vascularized tissue to local injury, not only limits the effects of injury; it may also be the underlying pathological process which initiates or sustains disease. In this paper, the evidence is reviewed for a role for nitric oxide (NO) as a chemical indicator of inflammation and inflammatory diseases.

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Cattell, V., Jansen, A. Inducible nitric oxide synthase in inflammation. Histochem J 27, 777–784 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171758

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