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Neuroprotective, neurotherapeutic, and neurometabolic effects of carbon monoxide

Studies in animal models show that the primary mechanism by which heme-oxygenases impart beneficial effects is due to the gaseous molecule carbon monoxide (CO). Produced in humans mainly by the catabolism of heme by heme-oxygenase, CO is a neurotransmitter important for multiple neurologic functions...

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Autor principal: Mahan, Vicki L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23270619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-9912-2-32