Effects of oral L-arginine on endothelium-dependent vasodilation and markers of inflammation in healthy postmenopausal women

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-276

  Blum, Arnon ^a   Hathaway, Londa ^a   Mincemoyer, Rita ^a   Schenke, William H ^a   Kirby, Martha ^a   Csako, Gyorgy ^b   Waclawiw, Myron A ^a   Panza, Julio A ^a   Cannon III, Richard O ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034006102     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00553-7     Document Type: Article

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