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A population genomics overview of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) gene and its relationship to migraine susceptibility.
Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) - 5 Sept 2005
Johnson M P, Lea R A, Colson N J, Macmillan J C, Griffiths L R
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The ubiquitous chemical messenger molecule nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in a diverse range of biological activities including neurotransmission, smooth muscle motility and mediation of nociception. Endogenous synthesis of NO by the neuronal isoform of the nitric oxide synthase gene family has an essential role within the central and peripheral nervous systems in addition to the autonomic innervation of...
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