Arginine supplementation for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: Are we ready?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 814-815

  Neu, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTESTINE CELL; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEPSIS;

ARGININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 34147168851     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507691612     Document Type: Note

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