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Inorganic Chemicals > Nitrogen Compounds > Reactive Nitrogen Species > Nitric Oxide
Organic Chemicals > Nitroso Compounds > Reactive Nitrogen Species > Nitric Oxide
Inorganic Chemicals > Gases > Nitrogen Oxides > Nitric Oxide
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Electrolytes > Ions > Anions > Oxides > Nitrogen Oxides > Nitric Oxide
Inorganic Chemicals > Oxygen Compounds > Oxides > Nitrogen Oxides > Nitric Oxide
Inorganic Chemicals > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrogen Oxides > Nitric Oxide
Inorganic Chemicals > Free Radicals > Nitric Oxide
Organic Chemicals > Free Radicals > Nitric Oxide

Preferred term

Nitric Oxide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 10102-43-9 (Nitric Oxide)
  • 31C4KY9ESH
  • Endogenous Nitrate Vasodilator
  • Mononitrogen Monoxide
  • Nitric Oxide, Endothelium-Derived
  • Nitrogen Monoxide
  • Nitrogen oxide (NO)

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Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Monoxyde d'azote

    French

  • 10102-43-9 (Nitric Oxide)
  • 31C4KY9ESH
  • Monoxyde d'azote dérivé de l'endothélium
  • Nitrogen oxide (NO)
  • Oxyde azotique
  • Oxyde nitrique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T12KJKC0-0

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