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SUBMITTER: Queiroga CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3318215 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biochemistry research international 20120320
MITOCHONDRIA PRESENT TWO KEY ROLES ON CELLULAR FUNCTIONING: (i) cell metabolism, being the main cellular source of energy and (ii) modulation of cell death, by mitochondrial membrane permeabilization. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenously produced gaseoustransmitter, which presents several biological functions and is involved in maintaining cell homeostasis and cytoprotection. Herein, mitochondrion is approached as the main cellular target of carbon monoxide (CO). In this paper, two main persp ...[more]