Simultaneous analysis of citrulline and arginine in serum and tissue

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-295

  Mao, Hui ming ^a   Chen, Bing guan ^a   Wang, Wei min ^b   Zhuang, Ping ^c   Zong, Ming ^a   Xu, Zeng guang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Gongli Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

L Arginine; L Citrulline; RP HPLC; Serum; Tissue; Trichloroacetic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649911146     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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