The role of vascular myoglobin in nitrite-mediated blood vessel relaxation.
AIMS: This work investigates the role of myoglobin in mediating the vascular relaxation induced by nitrite. Nitrite, previously considered an inert by-product of nitric oxide metabolism, is now believed to play an important role in several areas of pharmacology and physiology. Myoglobin can act as a...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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