Abstract
Nitric oxide, which is produced endogenously within cardiac myocytes by three distinct isoforms of nitric oxide synthase, is a key regulator of myocardial function. This review will focus on the regulation of myocardial function by each nitric oxide synthase isoform during health and disease, with a specific emphasis on the proposed end-targets and signaling pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 625-632 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Excitation-contraction coupling
- NOS
- Peroxynitrite
- Phospholamban
- Ryanodine receptor
- cGMP
- l-type Ca channel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine