Significance of the carboxyhemoglobin level for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest
Background: At low concentrations, carbon monoxide (CO) can confer cyto and tissue-protective effects, such as endogenous Heme oxygenase 1 expression, which has antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and antiapoptotic effects. The level of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood is an indicator...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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| Online Access: | http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=4;spage=338;epage=341;aulast=Yanagawa |