Emergence of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous gaseous signaling molecule in cardiovascular disease

Circulation Research

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 730-737

  Polhemus, David J ^a   Lefer, David J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; gasotransmitters; heart failure; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOTRANSMITTERS; HEART FAILURE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GASOTRANSMITTERS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84894479886     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.300505     Document Type: Review

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