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Biochemistry - Cell Signalling and Transduction - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Cell Signalling and Transduction - Section 1 (Q.No. 9)
Cell Signalling and Transduction
9.
Why is it that inhaling nitric oxide reduces blood pressure only in the lung tissue and not elsewhere in the body*?
Because other body tissues use a different signaling molecule
Because nitric oxide cannot cross cell membranes and enter the blood
Because nitric oxide breaks down quickly and thus cannot travel far
None of the above
Answer: Option
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Kiran Maryapgol said:   9 years ago
Because NO has tendency to get converted into nitrates and nitrites rapidly.
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