Effects of L-arginine on blood pressure and metabolic changes in fructose-hypertensive rats

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 72-77

  Tay, Aydin ^a   Özçelikay, A Tanju ^a   Altan, V Melih ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fructose; Hyperinsulinemia; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; L arginine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRUCTOSE; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036157843     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(01)02231-2     Document Type: Article

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