Endothelial Dysfunction and the Effect of Arginine and Citrulline Supplementation in Children and Adolescents With Mitochondrial Diseases
Background: In addition to the reduced energy production, characteristic of mitochondrial disorders, nitric oxide (NO) deficiency can occur as well. The NO produced by vascular endothelial cells relaxes vascular smooth muscles, resulting in vasodilation that maintains the patency of small blood vess...
Main Authors: | Fatma Al Jasmi, Nuha Al Zaabi, Khalid Al-Thihli, Amal M Al Teneiji, Jozef Hertecant, Ayman W El-Hattab |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Central Nervous System Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179573520909377 |
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