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In vivo arginine production and nitric oxide synthesis in pregnant Indian women with normal and low body mass indices

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Nitric oxide (NO) has been proposed as a mediator of vascular expansion during pregnancy. Inability to increase NO synthesis and/or production of its precursor, arginine, may be a contributor to pregnancy-induced hypertension or preeclampsia. Because maternal weight is associa...

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Autores principales: Kurpad, A V, Kao, C, Dwarkanath, P, Muthayya, S, Mhaskar, A, Thomas, A, Vaz, M, Jahoor, F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19436322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2009.24