Hydrogen sulfide: A novel signaling molecule in the vascular system

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 560-569

  Liu, Yi Hong ^a   Yan, Chang Dong ^b   Bian, Jin Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

blood vessel; exchangers; hydrogen sulfide; hypertension; ion channels; signal transduction; vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BICARBONATE CHLORIDE ANTIPORTER; BRADYKININ; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALMODULIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.1; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR TISSUE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ION CHANNELS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 83155182850     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31820eb7a1     Document Type: Article

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