The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998
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Robert F. Furchgott
Prize share: 1/3
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Louis J. Ignarro
Prize share: 1/3
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Ferid Murad
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998 was awarded jointly to Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad "for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system."
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