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Asymmetric dimethylarginine and Ramadan fasting

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Malatya State Hospital, Malatya, Turkey

    E Kurtoglu & Y Karakus

  2. Department of Cardiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey

    S Balta

  3. Department of Cardiology, Sivas State Hospital, Sivas, Turkey

    K Erdem

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Kurtoglu, E., Balta, S., Erdem, K. et al. Asymmetric dimethylarginine and Ramadan fasting. Eur J Clin Nutr 68, 1368 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.175

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