Low plasma citrulline levels are associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe sepsis

Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ware, Lorraine B ^a   Magarik, Jordan A ^a   Wickersham, Nancy ^a   Cunningham, Gary ^b   Rice, Todd W ^a   Christman, Brian W ^a   Wheeler, Arthur P ^a   Bernard, Gordon R ^a   Summar, Marshall L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORNITHINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 84872269059     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11934     Document Type: Article

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