Effect of taurine on endotoxin-induced alterations in plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine, L-arginine and nitric oxide in guinea pigs

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-57

  Balabanlı, Barbaros ^a   Erdamar, Hüsamettin ^a   Türközkan, Nurten ^a   Yaman, Halil ^b   Kurt, Yasemin ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ADMA; Endotoxemia; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTOXEMIA; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 34249696384     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0011-2     Document Type: Article

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