Dietary supplementation with watermelon pomace juice enhances arginine availability and ameliorates the metabolic syndrome in Zucker diabetic fatty rats.

Wu, Guoyao; Collins, Julie K; Perkins-Veazie, Penelope; Siddiq, Muhammad; Dolan, Kirk D; Kelly, Katherine A; Heaps, Cristine L; Meininger, Cynthia J

Wu, Guoyao; Collins, Julie K; Perkins-Veazie, Penelope; Siddiq, Muhammad; Dolan, Kirk D; Kelly, Katherine A; Heaps, Cristine L; Meininger, Cynthia J.

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Wu G; Faculty of Nutrition and Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. g-wu@tamu.edu

J Nutr ; 137(12): 2680-5, 2007 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18029483

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Citrullus; Diabetes Complications/drug therapy; Diabetes Complications/metabolism; Dietary Supplements; Metabolic Syndrome/complications; Metabolic Syndrome/drug therapy; Animals; Aorta/drug effects; Arginine/blood; Beverages; Blood Glucose; Citrulline/blood; Drinking; Eating; Energy Metabolism; GTP Cyclohydrolase/metabolism; Lipids/blood; Metabolic Syndrome/metabolism; Myocardium/enzymology; Nitric Oxide/blood; Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism; Rats; Rats, Zucker; Water

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dietary Supplements / Citrullus / Metabolic Syndrome / Diabetes Complications Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: J Nutr Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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