Novel metabolic roles of L-arginine in body energy metabolism and possible clinical applications

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-218

  Hristina, K ^a   Langerholc, T ^a   Trapecar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; L arginine; Nitric oxide; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

6 N,N' DIMETHYLARGININE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENYLATE KINASE; ARGININE; CREATINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CATABOLISM; DEAMINATION; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; HEART FAILURE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUPIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR HEADACHE; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HOMEOSTASIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84898977312     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0015-5     Document Type: Review

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