Multidisciplinary approach to nitric oxide signaling: Focus on the gastrointestinal and the central nervous system

Marija Stojanović; Ljiljana Šćepanović; Dragan Hrnčić; Aleksandra Rašić-Marković; Dragan Djurić; Olivera Stanojlović

doi:10.2298/4742

Marija Stojanović Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ljiljana Šćepanović Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Hrnčić Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandra Rašić-Marković Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Djurić Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Olivera Stanojlović Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine,University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/4742

Keywords: nitric oxide, synaptic transmission, duodenum, epilepsy, homocysteine,

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