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. 2020 Oct 8;9(10):960. doi: 10.3390/antiox9100960

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The physiological role of nitric oxide in smooth muscle tissue, maintenance of vascular tone, synaptic transmission, cellular defense, hemostatic-thrombotic balance, and mitochondrial function. ATP, adenosine triphosphate; ATPase, adenosine triphosphatase; Ca²⁺, calcium; Cu²⁺, copper; Fe²⁺, ferrous iron; GMPc, guanosine monophosphate cyclic; GPIIb, glycoprotein IIb; GPIIIa, glycoprotein IIIa; GTP, guanosine-5′-triphosphate; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; N2O3, dinitrogen trioxide; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; NO, nitric oxide; NO₂⁻, nitrite; NO₃⁻, nitrate; O₂, oxygen; ONOO⁻, peroxynitrite; Ox-LDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein; PKG, protein kinase G; P_O2, pressure of oxygen; ROS, reactive oxygen species; sGC, soluble guanylate cyclase; TXA2, thromboxane A2; VASP, vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein.