Hydrogen sulfide as a signaling molecule in the enteric nervous system

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1149-1153

  Jimenez, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colon; Hydrogen sulfide; Intestine; Motility; Pain; Secretion

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE WAVE; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFIDES;

EID: 78649561314     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01600.x     Document Type: Article

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