gasotransmitter
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gaseotransmitter
- gasocrine signaling molecule
Etymology
[edit]From gas -o- transmitter.
Noun
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gasotransmitter (plural gasotransmitters)
- (biochemistry) Any gaseous compound or gasocrine signaling molecule, synthesized by an organism, sensed by gasoreceptors, and having a biochemical function.
Usage notes
[edit]- Important examples are non-essential gasotransmitters such as nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide and essential gasotransmitter such as oxygen.