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Ferid Murad
Pharmacology · Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Houston, United States
110 H-Index
1,203 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)0
GLLasker Award0
Overview
Ferid Murad was a pharmacology specialist with an H-index of 110. Nobel Prize 1998 for discovering nitric oxide signaling in the cardiovascular system. Based in Houston, United States.
Biography
Ferid Murad was an American physician-pharmacologist of Albanian-Turkish descent who shared the Nobel Prize in 1998 for discovering nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. His work led directly to the development of drugs like sildenafil (Viagra) and understanding of vasodilation.
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1 Publications
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Published In
J Clin Invest
Key Publications
Nitric oxide: physiological mediator or pharmacological product?
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Legacy Timeline
The life and contributions of Ferid Murad
1977
Discovered nitric oxide activates guanylate cyclase
Showed that nitroglycerin and related compounds work by releasing nitric oxide
1998
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Shared with Robert Furchgott and Louis Ignarro for nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signaling molecule
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