S-Nitrosothiol Signals in the Enteric Nervous System: Lessons Learnt from Big Brother

Nitric oxide (NO) is a functionally important neurotransmitter signaling molecule generated by mammalian and bacterial nitric oxide synthases (NOS), and by chemical conversion of dietary nitrite in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Neuronal NOS (nNOS) is the most abundant isoenzyme in the enteric ner...

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Main Author: Savidge, Tor C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3058138/