Inhibition of nitric oxide modulates the effect of oral arginine supplementation in acute liver injury

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 835-840

  Adawi, D ^b   Molin, G ^b   Jeppsson, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute liver injury; Arginine; Bacterial translocation; D galactosamine; L nitro L arginine methyl ester; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DNA; GALACTOSAMINE; LIVER ENZYME; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA CONTENT; ILEUM MUCOSA; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030786895     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529708996543     Document Type: Article

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