What role does the heme - Heme oxygenase - Carbon monoxide system play in vasoregulation?

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 3 54-3, 2003, Pages

  Marks, G S ^a   Brien, J F ^a   Nakatsu, K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYL 3 (5 HYDROXYMETHYL 2 FURYL)INDAZOLE; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE;

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0042921332     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00317.2003     Document Type: Editorial

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