Synergism between hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO) in vasorelaxation induced by stonustoxin (SNTX), a lethal and hypotensive protein factor isolated from stonefish Synanceja horrida venom

Life Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1664-1668

  Liew, H C ^a,b   Khoo, H E ^a   Moore, P K ^a   Bhatia, M ^a   Lu, J ^b   Moochhala, S M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S); Nitric oxide (NO); Stonustoxin (SNTX); Synanceja horrida; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; STONEFISH VENOM; STONUSTOXIN; SYNANCEJA HORRIDA VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

RATTUS; SYNANCEIA HORRIDA;

EID: 33947318817     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.01.058     Document Type: Article

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