Combating low birth weight due to malaria infection in pregnancy

James G. Beeson, Michelle J.L. Scoullar, Philippe Boeuf

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Abstract

Decreased l-arginine and nitric oxide bioavailability in pregnant women with malaria contributes to low birth weight, suggesting that l-arginine supplementation could be a potential treatment (McDonald et al.).

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereaat1506
Number of pages3
JournalScience Translational Medicine
Volume10
Issue number431
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2018

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