Sulfur signaling: Is the agent sulfide or sulfane?

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 413, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Toohey, John I ^a  

^a Cytoregulation Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SULFUR;

3 MERCAPTOPYRUVIC ACID; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; SULFURTRANSFERASE;

CHEMICAL BOND; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROPHORESIS; GARLIC; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79953712285     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.01.044     Document Type: Review

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