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Impaired L-arginine transport and endothelial function in hypertensive and genetically predisposed normotensive subjects.
Circulation - 14 Dec 2004
Schlaich Markus P, Parnell Melinda M, Ahlers Belinda A, Finch Samara, Marshall Tanneale, Zhang Wei-Zheng, Kaye David M
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BACKGROUND: Impaired endothelium-dependent NO-mediated vasodilation is a key feature of essential hypertension and may precede the increase in blood pressure. We investigated whether transport of the NO precursor L-arginine is related to decreased endothelial function. METHODS AND RESULTS: Radiot...
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