Plasma levels of l-arginine (the substrate for NO synthase), l-citrulline (the precursor of l-arginine), and asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA and SDMA, both inhibitors of NO synthase) were determined according to our validated protocol [7 (link)]. We used a HPLC method (HP series 1100; Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA) with fluorescence detection for OPA/3mercaptopropionic acid (3MPA) derivatives [7 (link)].
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