Changes in exhaled nitric oxide after ingestion of L-arginine in children: A pilot study

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-240

  Abuzayan, Ibrahim ^a   Turner, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; L arginine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77449151890     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21110     Document Type: Article

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