Role of Carbon Monoxide in Blood Pressure Regulation

Role of carbon monoxide in blood pressure regulation.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that is generated in the environment as the result of combustion from stoves and engines among other sources. Approximately 500 people per year in the United States are victims of nonfire-associated CO poisoning according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CO poisoning is often fatal because of its interaction with he...

The Determination of Carbon Monoxide in Blood

A Possible Role in Blood Pressure Regulation

During the last decade, the actions of central nervous system peptides on blood pressure and volume homeostasis have been the subject of intense investigation. There is evidence that central mechanisms of cardiovascular control could be modulated by brain peptides. Kinins are biologically active peptides released from kininogen by either glandular or plasma kallikrein. Kinins in the central ner...

Determination of carbon monoxide in blood.

Methods suggested for the determination of carbon monoxide in blood may be considered as belonging to either of these two classes: first, those in which the relative content of carbon monoxide in blood is measured; second, those in which the absolute quantity of carbon monoxide per given quantity of blood is determined. In the first class, the result is expressed as the percentage saturation of...

[Indirect determination of carbon monoxide in blood].