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Nitric Oxide and the Cardiovascular System pp 3–10Cite as

The Biological Chemistry of Nitric Oxide

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Nitric oxide (NO·) is a heterodiatomic free radical that can participate in a wide range of biochemically relevant reactions to evoke a panoply of biological responses. In order to understand the biochemistry of NO·, we must first consider its chemistry. This introductory chapter provides an overview of the relevant chemistry of NO· and its derivative biochemical reactions, both with respect to normal biological actions and pathophysiological effects.

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Loscalzo, J. (2000). The Biological Chemistry of Nitric Oxide. In: Loscalzo, J., Vita, J.A. (eds) Nitric Oxide and the Cardiovascular System. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-002-5_1

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