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Nitric oxide and respiration

The theory that haemoglobin evolved to carry oxygen around the body may need a rethink in light of another way in which molecules related to nitric oxide, released from haemoglobin, help the brain control respiration.

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Figure 1: How S-nitrosothiols (SNOs) work on the brainstem to control breathing.

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Lipton, S. Nitric oxide and respiration. Nature 413, 119–121 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35093186

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