title: Nitric oxide: a unique endogenous signaling molecule in vascular biology.
abstract: The properties of nitric oxide as an endogenous cell signaling molecule in vascular biology are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine, Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ignarro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D005544:Forecasting; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000378:metabolism; D009613:Nobel Prize; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D005996:Nitroglycerin