Depletion of serum L-arginine in patients with acute pancreatitis

Pancreas

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-266

  Sandstrom, Per ^a   Gasslander, Thomas ^b   Sundqvist, Tommy ^a   Franke, Jonas ^b   Svanvik, Joar ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; L arginine; L citrulline; Nitric oxide; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; ODDI SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASES; ARGININE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRITES; PANCREATITIS; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141483110     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200310000-00012     Document Type: Article

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