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Association Between Serum Levels of Carotenoids and Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels in Japanese Subjects

BACKGROUND: Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of endothelium nitric oxide synthase (NOS). ADMA binds to a substrate-binding site of NOS and then inhibits nitric oxide production from vascular endothelial cells. Elevated ADMA levels are a risk factor for cardiovascular dis...

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Autores principales: Watarai, Rika, Suzuki, Koji, Ichino, Naohiro, Osakabe, Keisuke, Sugimoto, Keiko, Yamada, Hiroya, Hamajima, Takeshi, Hamajima, Nobuyuki, Inoue, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24727752
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20130137