Arginine: NO more than a simple aminoacid?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9082, 1997, Pages 901-902

  Chowienczyk, P ^a   Ritter, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030924048     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63263-1     Document Type: Note

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