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The cationic amino acid transporter 2 is induced in inflammatory lung models and regulates lung fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Arginine is an amino acid that serves as a substrate for the enzymes nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and arginase, leading to synthesis of NO and ornithine, respectively. As such, arginine has the potential to influence diverse fundamental processes in the lung. METHODS: We used mice deficie...

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Autores principales: Niese, Kathryn A, Chiaramonte, Monica G, Ellies, Lesley G, Rothenberg, Marc E, Zimmermann, Nives
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20576117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-87