Hydrogen sulfide: role in ion channel and transporter modulation in the eye

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a colorless gas with a characteristic smell of rotten eggs, has been portrayed for decades as a toxic environmental pollutant. Since evidence of its basal production in mammalian tissues a decade ago, H2S has attracted substantial interest as a potential inorganic gaseous med...

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Main Authors: Ya Fatou eNjie-Mbye, Catherine A Opere, Madhura eChitnis, Sunny E Ohia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00295/full