Arginine supplementation and wound healing

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-61

  Stechmiller, Joyce K ^a,b   Childress, Beverly ^a   Cowan, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORNITHINE; POLYAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

RODENTIA;

EID: 13844311029     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011542650502000152     Document Type: Review

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