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What is nitric oxide used for?

What is nitric oxide? Nitric oxide is a gas that is inhaled. It works by relaxing smooth muscle to widen (dilate) blood vessels, especially in the lungs. Nitric oxide is used together with a breathing machine (ventilator) to treat respiratory failure in premature babies.

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Does Viagra produce nitric oxide?

The release of nitric oxygen is key to penile erection. Viagra and similar drugs that reduce erectile dysfunction are part of the next step in the nitricoxid pathway. My grandfather used nitroglycerin to relieve his chest pain. It is converted into nitric oxygen.

What is nitric acid used for?

Nitric acid is used for the production of ammonium nitrate, a major component of fertilizers. It is also used for producing explosives like nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene (TNT) and for oxidizing metals.

By Ganley Perman

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