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Organic nitrates relax vascular smooth muscle by:
A. Increasing intracellular cyclic GMP
B. Increasing intracellular cyclic AMP
C. Decreasing intracellular cyclic AMP
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct
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A. Increasing intracellular cyclic GMP
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