Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2007; 13(27): 3677-3683
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3677
Figure 1
Figure 1 The metabolism of NO in the circulation: the NO produced circulates both as nitrite/nitrate and in complexes as protein and nonprotein S-nitrosothiols. The formation of S-NO adducts, as well as the release of NO from these compounds, is strongly influenced by the bioavailability of glutathione (GSH) and cysteine (CYS) and by the redox status of plasma.