For clarifying the role of nitric oxide in vessel relaxation, Louis J Ignarro was honored with the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He showed that this short-lived gas communicates between cells and regulates vascular smooth muscle.
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Louis J Ignarro
Nobel Prize history for Louis J Ignarro based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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