Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 818-822 , July 2010

Effects of different arginine concentrations on angiogenic protein production induced by HeLa cells

  • Szu-Yuan Chou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University–Associated Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chun-Sen Hsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University–Associated Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C.-S. Hsu: Tel.: 8862-2930-7930, ext. 2501; S.-L. Yeh: Tel.: +8862-2736-1661, ext. 6547; fax: +8862-2737-3112.
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  • Ming-Yi Hsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University–Associated Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • So-Jung Liang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University–Associated Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chiu-Li Yeh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sung-Ling Yeh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C.-S. Hsu: Tel.: 8862-2930-7930, ext. 2501; S.-L. Yeh: Tel.: +8862-2736-1661, ext. 6547; fax: +8862-2737-3112.

Received 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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 This study was supported by research grant 95TMU-WFH-06 from Taipei Medical University–Associated Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.08.004

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 818-822 , July 2010

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