Journal article
Nitric oxide, human diseases and the herbal products that affect the nitric oxide signalling pathway
Abstract
1. Nitric oxide (NO) is formed enzymatically from l-arginine in the presence of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Nitric oxide is generated constitutively in endothelial cells via sheer stress and blood-borne substances. Nitric oxide is also generated constitutively in neuronal cells and serves as a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator in non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic nerve endings. Furthermore, NO can also be formed via enzyme induction in many …
Authors
Achike FI; Kwan C
Journal
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 605–615
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
9 2003
DOI
10.1046/j.1440-1681.2003.03885.x
ISSN
0305-1870