Exogenous L-arginine protects liver microcirculation from ischemia reperfusion injury

European Surgical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-184

  Uhlmann, D ^a   Scommotau, S ^b   Witzigmann, H ^a   Spiegel, H U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ischemia; L arginine; Liver; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARGININE; ENDOTHELIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOXIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER SINUSOID; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; FEMALE; ISCHEMIA; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 0031944387     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008574     Document Type: Article

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