Taking a specific amino acid called L-citrulline twice a day for a week helps raise levels of another amino acid, L-arginine, in the blood more than taking L-arginine directly—this might help your...
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Taking a specific amino acid called L-citrulline twice a day for a week helps raise levels of another amino acid, L-arginine, in the blood more than taking L-arginine directly—this might help your...
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Oral L-citrulline supplementation at a dose of 3 g twice daily for 7 days increases plasma L-arginine concentration more effectively than L-arginine supplementation in healthy adults with elevated asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), resulting in an increase in the area under the curve (AUC) by 898 µmol·h/L and a trough concentration (Cmin) of 45 µmol/L, thereby enhancing substrate availability for nitric oxide synthesis.
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Study: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of oral L-citrulline and L-arginine: impact on nitric oxide metabolism.
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