Sulfur dioxide: A novel gaseous signal in the regulation of cardiovascular functions

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1039-1045

  Liu, D ^a   Jin, H ^a   Tang, C ^b,c   Du, J ^a,c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Gaseous signal; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Sulfur dioxide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; SULFITE; SULFITE OXIDASE; SULFUR AMINO ACID; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 77956645959     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557511009011039     Document Type: Article

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