Production and physiological role of NO in the oral cavity

• Main Authors: Kimiharu Ambe (Author), Hiroki Watanabe (Author), Shinya Takahashi (Author), Toshihiro Nakagawa (Author), Junzo Sasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical which is produced from a wide variety of cells and tissues in the human body. NO is involved in the regulation of many physiological processes, such as vascular relaxation, neurotransmission, immune regulation, and cell death. NO is generated by nitric oxide synth...