Carbon Monoxide Dilates Cerebral Arterioles by Enhancing the Coupling of Ca 2+ Sparks to Ca 2+ -Activated K + Channels
- 4 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 91 (7) , 610-617
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.0000036900.76780.95
Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO) is generated endogenously by the enzyme heme oxygenase. Although CO is a known vasodilator, cellular signaling mechanisms are poorly understood and are a source of controversy....Keywords
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