Glossary
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- Alternative Terms: nitric oxide
Special gas that reduces pulmonary vascular resistance when small amounts are added to breathing air (e.g. in pulmonary hypertension)
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28