Some biochemical effects of sub-acute oral administration of L-arginine on monosodium glutamate-fed wistar albino rats 1: Body weight changes, serum cholesterol, creatinine, and sodium ion concentrations

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1331-1337

  Egbuonu, A C C ^a   Obidoa, O ^a   Ezeokonkwo, C A ^a   Ejikeme, P M ^a   Ezeanyika, L U S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Body weight; Cholesterol; Creatinine; L arginine; Monosodium glutamate; Nitric oxide; Sodium ion

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS; BODY WEIGHT; CREATININE CONCENTRATION; L-ARGININE; LOW DOSE LEVELS; MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE; ORAL ADMINISTRATION; SERUM CHOLESTEROL; SODIUM ION CONCENTRATION; SODIUM IONS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHOLESTEROL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOOD ADDITIVES; METAL IONS; NITRIC OXIDE; POSITIVE IONS; RATS;

BODY FLUIDS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; NITRIC OXIDE; RODENT; SERUM; SODIUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 77954966278     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240903450645     Document Type: Article

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