Nitric oxide the gatekeeper of endothelial vasomotor control
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Feletou, Michel
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Inst Rech Servier, Dept Angiol, F-92150 Suresnes, FranceUniv Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Feletou, Michel
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Tang, Eva H. C.
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Tang, Eva H. C.
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Vanhoutte, Paul M.
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Vanhoutte, Paul M.
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[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Pharmacol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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The endothelium can elicit relaxations and contractions of the underlying smooth muscle cells. It does so by releasing vasodilator (EDRF) and vasoconstrictor (EDCF) mediators. Among the diffusible endothelial factors nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role, particularly in large blood vessels. This chapter briefly reviews the interactions between NO and the other vasomotor signals released by the endothelial cells.