Effect of l-arginine supplementation on insulin resistance and adipocitokines levels in head and neck cancer non diabetic patients after surgery

Introduction: Previous studies have found that L-arginine induced beneficial effects over insulin resistance both in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and healthy individuals. The aim of our study was to investigate whether an L-arginine enteral supplementation (20 g per day) in head and neck cancer...

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Main Authors: Daniel de Luis, Olatz Izaola, Beatriz de la Fuente, R. Aller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L.
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014001100022&lng=en&tlng=en