Cultured astrocytes from heme oxygenase-
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Jing Chen-Roetling; Luna Benvenisti-Zarom; Raymond F. Regan
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Hemin, the oxidized form of heme, is released from hemoglobin after CNS hemorrhage and may contribute to injury to surrounding tissue. The heme oxygenase (HO) enzymes catalyze the breakdown of hemin to biliverdin, carbon monoxide, and ferric iron. Although HOโ2, the isoform expressed pr