Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Hydrogen Sulfide

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Moore, Philip K. (Editor), Whiteman, Matt (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 230
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Medical biochemistry.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Human Physiology.; Medical Biochemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.

This book puts hydrogen sulfide in context with other gaseous mediators such as nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, reviews the available mechanisms for its biosynthesis and describes its physiological and pathophysiological roles in a wide variety of disease states. Hydrogen sulfide has recently been...