Effect of inhaled L-arginine on exhaled nitric oxide in normal and asthmatic subjects

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-175

  Sapienza, Maria A ^a   Kharitonov, Sergei A ^a   Horvath, Ildiko ^a   Chung, K Fan ^a   Barnes, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; L arginine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031897221     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.3.172     Document Type: Article

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