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Nitric Oxide

By S. Moncada (auth.) , Universitäts-Professor Dr. Bernd Mayer (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2000
ISBN
978-3-642-63026-2, 978-3-642-57077-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-57077-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
35 MB (36828225 bytes)
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 143
Edition
1
Pages
667\675
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
general; Molecular MedicinePharmacology/Toxicology; Biochemistry

Description

Nitric oxide (NO) has been discovered to play a fundamental role in a number of biological phenomena. This book describes various aspects of nitric oxide biology, physiology and pharmacology. It is divided into three sections. The first part deals with the basic chemistry and enzymology of NO, thus laying a molecular basis for what follows. The middle part surveys the physiological roles of NO under normal conditions. The concluding part explores the relevance of NO to disease, both as a pathogenic factor and a therapeutic target. The book thus provides detailed information on NO biology to the reader unfamiliar with the field and represents a reference work for scientists working in an NO-related field of biomedical research. Each chapter, written by experts in their fields, gives a broad introduction followed by a comprehensive review of the current knowledge and a detailed reference list.

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