Hydrogen sulfide increases nitric oxide production from endothelial cells by an Akt-dependent mechanism

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 2 DEC, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Predmore, Benjamin L ^a   Julian, David ^a   Cardounel, Arturo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Akt; Endothelial cells; eNOS; Hydrogen sulfide; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861852047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00104     Document Type: Article

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