A little more than a decade ago, nitric oxide, or NO, was primarily viewed as a gaseous component of air pollution. Since then, however, researchers have discovered that cells in the body produce this simple compound. Nitric oxide serves a variety of purposes, including boosting the immune response and regulating blood pressure (SN: 10/17/98, p.
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