Hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide are in synergy with each other in the pathogenesis of recurrent febrile seizures

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Han, Ying ^a   Qin, Jiong ^a   Chang, Xingzhi ^a   Yang, Zhixian ^a   Du, Junbao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Cystathionine b synthase; Febrile seizure; Heme oxygenase; Hydrogen sulfide

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEMIN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROXYLAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROXYLAMINES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33745597367     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-006-8848-z     Document Type: Article

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