Human traumatic brain injury alters circulating L-arginine and its metabolite levels: Possible link to cerebral blood flow, extracellular matrix remodeling, and energy status

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-127

  Jeter, Cameron B ^a   Hergenroeder, Georgene W ^a   Ward, Norman H ^a   Moore, Anthony N ^a   Dash, Pramod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adult brain injury; biomarker; extracellular matrix; intracranial pressure; metabolism

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CREATINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; ORNITHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856509168     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2029     Document Type: Article

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