Improvement in interstitial cystitis symptom scores during treatment with oral L-arginine

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 703-708

  Smith, Shannon D ^a   Wheeler, Marcia A ^a   Foster Jr , Harris E ^a   Weiss, Robert M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Cystitis; Nitric oxide; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ARGININE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HEPARIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PREDNISONE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MICTURITION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030854890     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64297-6     Document Type: Article

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