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. 2018 Sep 3;19(9):2605. doi: 10.3390/ijms19092605
NO Nitric oxide
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
EDRF Endothelial derived vasorelaxant factor
ECs Endocannabinoid system
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
nNOS Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
cGMP Cyclic 3′,5′-guanosine monophosphate
GC Guanylate cyclase
l-NMMA NG-monomethyl-l-arginine
l-NAME Nw-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester
sGC Soluble guanylyl cyclase
PDE phosphodiesterase
SHR Spontaneously hypertensive rats
LVH Left ventricular hypertrophy
TAC Transverse aortic constriction
ADMA NG,NG-dimethylarginine
PCT Proximal convoluted tubules
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
H2S Hydrogen sulfide
BH4 Tetrahydrobiopterin
NE Norepinephrine
NA Noradrenaline
SNP Sodium nitroprusside
AEA Arachidonoyl ethanolamine (Anandamide)
2-AG 2-arachidonoylglycerol
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase
MAGL Monoacylglycerol lipase
CB1 Cannabinoid receptor type 1
CB2 Cannabinoid receptor type 2
DAG Diacylglycerol lipase
THC Tetrahydrocannabinol