Arginine therapy: A novel strategy to induce nitric oxide production in sickle cell disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 498-500

  Abboud, Miguel R ^a   Taylor, Ellen C ^a   Habib, David ^a   Dantzler Johnson, Terrie ^a   Jackson, Sherron M ^a   Xu, Fushen ^a   Laver, Joseph ^a   Ballas, Samir K ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

L arginine; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide metabolites; Sickle cell disease; Vasoocclusive crisis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STEADY STATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARGININE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SYNDROME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0034533319     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02403.x     Document Type: Article

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