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Carbon monoxide in biological systems: an experimental and clinical study
Author(s) -
Åberg A.M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01619.x
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , perioperative , carbon monoxide , library science , information retrieval , computer science , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , catalysis
Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas, but it is also produced endogenously when haem is degraded. When produced in vivo, CO is believed to have positive biological effects. For example i ...