part Section 1: Carbon Monoxide and Physiological Functions of the Cardiovascular System -- chapter 1 The Physiological Role of Carbon Monoxide Derived from Heme Oxidation Catalyzed by Heme Oxygenase -- chapter 2 Carbon Monoxide-Induced Vasorelaxation and the Underlying Mechanisms -- chapter 3 Carbon Monoxide and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth -- chapter 4 Signal Transduction Pathways Involved in CO-Induced Vasodilation: The Role of Cyclic GMP/Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase -- chapter 5 Carbon Monoxide, Vascular Contractility, and K+ Channels -- chapter 6 Nitric Oxide and the Heme Oxygenase/Carbon Monoxide System: Cooperation in the Control of Vascular Function -- chapter 7 Developmental Biology of Heme Oxygenase and Carbon Monoxide in the Cardiopulmonary System -- chapter 8 Carbon Monoxide Signaling in the Heart -- part Section 2: Carbon Monoxide and Pathophysiology of the Cardiovascular System -- chapter 9 The Heme–Heme Oxygenase–Carbon Monoxide System and Hypertension -- chapter 10 Carbon Monoxide and Cardiovascular Inflammation -- chapter 11 Human HO-1 Deficiency and Cardiovascular Dysfunction / chapter 12 The Roles of Carbon Monoxide in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes and Its Vascular Complications -- chapter 13 Selective Increase in Human Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression Attenuates Development of Hypertension and Increases Body Growth in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats -- part Section 3; Techniques Used in Carbon Monoxide Research -- chapter 14 Studies on the Development of Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules: Potential Applications for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Dysfunction -- chapter 15 Sources, Sinks, and Measurement of Carbon Monoxide.