The metabolism of L-arginine and its significance for the biosynthesis of endothelium-derived relaxing factor: cultured endothelial cells recycle L-citrulline to L-arginine.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on November 01, 1990

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M Hecker1, W C Sessa, H J Harris, E E Anggård, J R Vane

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1: William Harvey Research Institute, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, United Kingdom.

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