Posted on 10/24/2008 2:11:59 AM PDT by GOP_Raider
The gas best known for being used in many stink bombs may also control blood pressure, say US researchers.
Small amounts of hydrogen sulphide - a toxic gas generated by bacteria living in the human gut - are responsible for the foul odour of flatulence.
But it seems the gas is also produced by an enzyme in blood vessels where it relaxes them and lowers blood pressure.
The findings in mice may lead to new treatments for high blood pressure, the Science journal reported.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland, found that the gas is produced in the cells lining blood vessels by an enzyme called CSE.
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You two should have a lot to talk about.
We have a cat who’s got a lethal toot, and one time after cutting loose we were waving the stink away. He looked at my husband all befuddled like, then lifted a paw and began waving too. It was SO cute!
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