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Pearson, P.J., Vanhoutte, P.M. (1993). Vasodilator and vasoconstrictor substances produced by the endothelium. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 122. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 122. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035273
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