L J Ignarro

Endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced and released from artery and vein is nitric oxide.

L J Ignarro, Georgette M. Buga, K S Wood et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 5.1K citations · Full text

Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology +12

Mechanism of vascular smooth muscle relaxation by organic nitrates, nitrites, nitroprusside and nitric oxide: evidence for the involvement of S-nitrosothiols as active intermediates.

L J Ignarro, Howard Lippton, Jo C. W. Edwards et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 1981 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Physiology +6

Evidence for the inhibitory role of guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate in ADP-induced human platelet aggregation in the presence of nitric oxide and related vasodilators

BT Mellion, L J Ignarro, E H Ohlstein et al. · Blood · 1981 · 633 citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Pharmacology +16

Nitric oxide as a unique signaling molecule in the vascular system: a historical overview.

L J Ignarro · PubMed · 2002 · 625 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +13

Relaxation of bovine coronary artery and activation of coronary arterial guanylate cyclase by nitric oxide, nitroprusside and a carcinogenic nitrosoamine.

Carl A. Gruetter, Barbara K. Barry, Dennis B. McNamara et al. · PubMed · 1979 · 445 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +13