Relationships between plasma amino acid concentrations and blood pressure in South Africans of African descent

Oral supplementation with the amino acid arginine, the precursor of the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO), is associated with a reduction in blood pressure (BP). However, it is uncertain whether a decreased plasma arginine concentration predicts increases in BP. We assessed the relationship between fast...

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Main Authors: Cameron Naidoo, Alan D. Cromarty, Tracy Snyman, Karen Sliwa, Elena Libhaber, Mohammed R. Essop, Geoffrey P. Candy
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: South African Heart Association 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e7a956a9e7da4a47ae3ef537d256b496
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