NIDDK Central Repository - Review article: carbon monoxide in gastrointestinal physiology and its potential in therapeutics.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1111/apt.12467

PubMed ID

23992228

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2013

Affiliation

Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Authors

Bharucha A, Farrugia G, Gibbons SJ, Verhulst PJ

Studies

NORIG

Citation

Gibbons SJ, Verhulst PJ, Bharucha A, Farrugia G. Review article: carbon monoxide in gastrointestinal physiology and its potential in therapeutics. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013 Oct;38(7):689-702. Epub 2013 Aug 28.

Abstract

While carbon monoxide (CO) is a known toxin, it is now recognised that CO is also an important signalling molecule involved in physiology and pathophysiology.