Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) and the related species nitrosothiols, have multiple important physiological and pathological roles in health and disease that have been extensively reviewed elsewhere (1-6). In brief, NO is involved in modulating or mediating host resistance to tumors and microbes, regulation of blood pressure and vascular tone, neurotransmission, learning, neurotoxicity, and control of cellular growth, and differentiation.
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Anstey, N.M., Boutlis, C.S., Saunders, J.R. (2002). Systemic Nitric Oxide Production in Human Malaria. In: Doolan, D.L. (eds) Malaria Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 72. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-271-6:461
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