Asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection increases asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in healthy subjects

Helicobacter

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 609-614

  Marra, Maurizio ^a   Bonfigli, Anna Rita ^a   Bonazzi, Patrizia ^b   Galeazzi, Renato ^b   Sirolla, Cristina ^a   Testa, Ivano ^a,c   Cenerelli, Stefano ^a   Boemi, Massimo ^a   Testa, Roberto ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric dimethylarginine; Healthy subjects; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; CARBON 13; DIMETHYLARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; ARGININE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UP-REGULATION;

HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 27944451892     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2005.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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