Endogenous production of H2S in the gastrointestinal tract: Still in search of a physiologic function

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1135-1146

  Linden, David R ^a,b   Levitt, Michael D ^c   Farrugia, Gianrico ^a,b   Szurszewski, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 MERCAPTOPYRUVATE SULFURTANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SULFURTRANSFERASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OXYGEN;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GAS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXYGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77950819117     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2885     Document Type: Review

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