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nitrergic

nitrergic adjective: mediated by nitric oxide.

Adjective

nitrergic (not comparable)

  1. mediated by nitric oxide
    • Most nitrergic neurons were only immunoreactive for nNOS; 10% co-localized with VIP. A small subpopulation of OSP neurons was immunoreactive for ChAT/nNOS/±VIP. All types of neurotransmitters found in the ISP or OSP were also detected in neuronal fibres within the mucosa.2015 August 1, “Architecture and Chemical Coding of the Inner and Outer Submucous Plexus in the Colon of Piglets”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of nitrergic

From nitro- + -ergic.

Questions about nitrergic

What does nitrergic mean?
Nitrergic means mediated by nitric oxide.
What part of speech is nitrergic?
Nitrergic is an adjective.

Words near nitrergic in the dictionary

  1. nitrenium
  2. nitreniums
  3. nitrenoid
  4. nitrenoids
  5. nitreous
  6. nitrergic
  7. nitres
  8. nitrian
  9. nitriaries
  10. nitriary
  11. nitric

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