Serum levels of N(G),N(G)-dimethyl-L-arginine, a potential endogenous nitric oxide inhibitor in dialysis patients

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1437-1442

  Anderstam, Björn ^a   Katzarski, Krassimir ^a   Bergström, Jonas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARGININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N,N DIMETHYLARGININE; N,N-DIMETHYLARGININE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ARGININE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0030612298     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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