Is l-Arginine transport augmented through up-regulation of tubular CAT-2 mRNA in ischemic acute renal failure in rats?
Ischemic ARF is associated with augmented tubular CAT-2 mRNA expression, which leads to enhanced l-Arg transport and increased NO production. This may contribute to the renal injury exhibited in iARF.
The calculation of Z-scores for heart sizes as a function of fetal somatic size is simple and may be useful for quantitative assessment of some cardiac diseases, particularly cardiomegaly caused by homozygous α-thalassemia-1.