Serum L-homoarginine concentration is elevated during normal pregnancy and is related to flow-mediated vasodilatation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1879-1884

  Valtonen, Pirjo ^a   Laitinen, Tomi ^a   Lyyra Laitinen, Tiina ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^b   Juonala, Markus ^b   Viikari, Jorma S A ^b   Heiskanen, Nonna ^a   Vanninen, Esko ^a   Punnonen, Kari ^a   Heinonen, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA); Flow mediated vasodilatation; L homoarginine; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HOMOARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HOMOARGININE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; VASODILATION;

EID: 55449117247     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0240     Document Type: Article

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