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endothelium-derived relaxing factor: a standalone construct

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Physiology

a substance released by endothelial cells, later identified as nitric oxide, that relaxes vascular smooth muscle.

In physiology, endothelium-derived relaxing factor refers to a substance released by endothelial cells, later identified as nitric oxide, that relaxes vascular smooth muscle. This meaning comes from Furchgott (1980) in Nature.[1]

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References

Furchgott, R. F., & Zawadzki, J. V. (1980). The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine. Nature, 288(5789), 373-376. https://doi.org/10.1038/288373a0

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