Significance of endogenous sulphur-containing gases in the cardiovascular system: Frontiers in research review: The pathophysiological significance of sulphur-containing gases

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 745-752

  Wang, Xin Bao ^a   Jin, Hong Fang ^a   Tang, Chao Shu ^a,b   Du, Jun Bao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

cardiovascular; gasotransmitters; hydrogen sulphide; nitric oxide; sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; OXIDE; SODIUM BISULFIDE; SODIUM SULFITE; SULFIDE; SULFITE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFUR MONOXIDE;

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GAS; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; ANIMAL; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; MICE; OXIDES; RATS; SULFIDES; SULFITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77953821769     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2009.05249.x     Document Type: Review

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