Effect of L-arginine infusion on systemic and renal hemodynamics in hypertensive patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 8-15

  Higashi, Y ^a   Oshima, T ^a   Ozono, R ^a   Matsuura, H ^a   Kambe, M ^a   Kajiyama, G ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Essential hypertension; Hypertensive patients with renal insufficiency; L Arginine; Nitric oxide; Renal hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CREATININE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033014013     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00204-0     Document Type: Article

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