Adverse effects associated with arginine α-ketoglutarate containing supplements

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 259-262

  Prosser, Jm ^a   Majlesi, N ^b   Chan, G M ^c   Olsen, D ^c   Hoffman, R S ^a   Nelson, L S ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine ketoglutarate; Ergogenic aid; Nitric oxide; Nutritional supplement

Indexed keywords

ARGININE ALPHA KETOGLUTARATE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PLATINUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAWEED; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY; VASODILATATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ARGININE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CITRULLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 70349249523     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109104498     Document Type: Article

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