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Hyperuricemia Attenuates Aortic Nitric Oxide Generation, through Inhibition of Arginine Transport, in Rats

Idit F. Schwartz, Ayelet Grupper, Tamara Chernichovski, Oren Hillel, Anat Engel, Doron Schwartz

Journal of Vascular Research · 2010 · 60 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

In hyperuricemia, the decrease in aortic eNOS activity is predominantly the result of attenuated arginine uptake.

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