Can arginine and ornithine support gut functions?
Can arginine and ornithine support gut functions?
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London: BMJ
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Arginine and ornithine are precursors of nitric oxide and polyamines, respectively. These metabolites intimately participate in permeability and adaptive responses of the gut. The liver possesses high arginase activity as an intrinsic part of urea synthesis and would consume most of the portal supply of dietary arginine. The gut reduces this possib...
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Can arginine and ornithine support gut functions?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1378146
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1378146
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0017-5749
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10.1136/gut.35.1_Suppl.S42
