Hydrogen sulfide: A novel signaling molecule in the central nervous system

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Tan, Boon Hian ^a   Wong, Peter T H ^a   Bian, Jin Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulfide; Nervous system; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ION CHANNEL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYMES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ION CHANNELS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 73449122976     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.08.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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