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Nitrate-induced vasodilation
Nitrate-induced vasodilation
Schematic representation of the mechanism by which nitroprusside and nitrates induce vasorelaxation via the formation of nitric oxide and subsequent activation of guanylate cyclase and generation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP).
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