Accelerated reaction of nitric oxide with O2 within the hydrophobic interior of biological membranes.
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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC19287 | biostudies-other | 1998 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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