Nitric Oxide-mediated Vasorelaxation

Louis J Ignarro

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1646177

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(01): 148-151
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646177

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Vascular Wall Biology

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Nitric Oxide-mediated Vasorelaxation

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Louis J Ignarro

Department of Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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