Nitric oxide and its role in lipid perox
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F. Violi; R. Marino; M.T. Milite; L. Loffredo
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical with an unpaired electron in the highest orbital. This is why it behaves as a potential antioxidant agent by virtue of its ability to reduce other molecules. In vitro experiments support this concept inasmuch as NO is able to inhibit lipid peroxidation. However, N