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11 years ago
A toxic, industrial gas has turned out to be a significant player as a neurotransmitter and other functions in the human body  -- including in the action of Viagra. What is it, what does it do, and how does it do what it does?
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11 years ago
Nitric oxide, NO. It's a free radical synthesized in the body and used for cell-cell signaling and immune response, and possibly has other functions. I do not really understand the chemical reactions that accomplish its functions, but here is one nice explanation of how it works for vasodilation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endothelium-derived_relaxing_factor
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