Levels of nitric oxide synthase product citrulline are elevated in sera of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 37-41

  Pall, Martin L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid pools; Clinical marker; Etiologic mechanism; Fibromyalgia; NOS; Oxidative stress; Peroxynitrite; Reactive nitrogen species; Vicious cycle mechanism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITRITE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTION; SYMPTOM; THEORY;

EID: 0036405260     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v10n03_04     Document Type: Article

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