Nitric oxide circulates in mammalian plasma primarily as an S-nitroso adduct of serum albumin.

The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine

1980 • 12,033 citations

Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor

1987 • 10,774 citations

Endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced and released from artery and vein is nitric oxide.

1987 • 5,027 citations

Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the regulation of blood pressure.

1989 • 1,837 citations

S-nitrosylation of proteins with nitric oxide: synthesis and characterization of biologically active compounds.

1992 • 1,454 citations

Biosynthesis of nitric oxide from l-arginine

1989 • 1,220 citations

The anti‐aggregating properties of vascular endothelium: interactions between prostacyclin and nitric oxide

1987 • 1,171 citations

Control of coronary vascular tone by nitric oxide.

1990 • 713 citations

Endothelium‐dependent inhibition of platelet aggregation

1986 • 540 citations

Impairment of Endothelium-Dependent Pulmonary-Artery Relaxation in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

1991 • 538 citations

Depression of contractile responses in rat aorta by spontaneously released endothelium-derived relaxing factor.

1986 • 381 citations

Trapping of nitric oxide produced during denitrification by extracellular hemoglobin.

1988 • 176 citations

Capillary zone electrophoretic detection of biological thiols and their S-nitrosated derivatives

1992 • 151 citations

Formation of Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide Derivative of Hemoglobin in Rats During Shock Syndrome

1990 • 135 citations

Videomicroscopic demonstration of defective cholinergic arteriolar vasodilation in atherosclerotic rabbit.

1988 • 122 citations

Nitric oxide modulates epicardial coronary basal vasomotor tone in awake dogs

1990 • 86 citations

Determination of a non-volatile nitrosamine by using denitrosation and a chemiluminescence analyser

1976 • 59 citations

Difficulties Encountered in the Detection of Nitric Oxide (No) by Spin Trapping Techniques. A Cautionary Note

1991 • 57 citations