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Dr. NO: The Discovery That Led to A Nobel Prize and Viagra

Dr. NO: The Discovery That Led to A Nobel Prize and Viagra

Ignarro, Louis J.

Paperback

Chemistry

ISBN13: 9798990977822
Publisher: Science Matters Publishing
Published: Feb 1 2022
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What do the Nobel Prize, COVID-19, and the Father of Viagra have in common?Dr. Louis J. Ignarro

At the age of twelve, a mischievous Dr. Louis J. Ignarro built what he thought was a firecracker-but it turned out to be more like a small bomb. That was the beginning of his long, productive journey with the key component of nitroglycerin that eventually led him to receive his Nobel Prize in 1998-one of only 962 recipients to date. His groundbreaking discovery of the unique signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) and its many life-critical biological actions in the human body, ranging from lowering blood pressure to simulating penile erection and sexual arousal, led to his earning both the Nobel Prize and the moniker The Father of Viagra.

The discovery of Nitric Oxide by Dr. Ignarro, and the role it plays in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, is as important as the discovery of penicillin and insulin, says David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.

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