Feeding rats the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-N(ω)nitroarginine, elevates serum triglyceride and cholesterol and lowers hepatic fatty acid oxidation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2563-2567

  Khedara, Abdelkrim ^a   Kawai, Yasuhiro ^a   Kayashita, Jun ^b   Kato, Norihisa ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Devmt Hlth Care Kissei P   (Japan)

Author keywords

L arginine; L N( )nitroarginine; nitric oxide lipid metabolism; rats

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029836694     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.10.2563     Document Type: Article

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