Endogenous hydrogen sulfide as a mediator of vas deferens smooth muscle relaxation.
Cystathionine-lyase and cystathionine-synthase, both H(2)S-synthesizing enzymes, were functionally expressed in the vas deferens of rat, mice, and human. Endogenous H(2)S mediated vas deferens smooth muscle relaxation.
Department of Physiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, People's Republic of China. ljingxin@sdu.edu.cn
Jingxin
J
Li
Yan
Y
Li
Yahui
Y
Du
Kun
K
Mou
Hui
H
Sun
Yuanwei
Y
Zang
Chuanyong
C
Liu
D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide