Uremic levels of urea inhibit L-arginine transport in cultured endothelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  Xiao, Shen ^a,c   Wagner, Laszlo ^a   Mahaney, James ^a   Baylis, Chris ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitors; Nitric oxide; Urea; Uremia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UREA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; THORACIC AORTA; UREA CYCLE; UREMIA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0034979681     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.280.6.f989     Document Type: Article

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