L-arginine as used here interfered with the functional outcome of rats subjected to SCI, suggesting that L-arginine or its metabolic products may be neurotoxic. Because of its potential utility for acute SCI suggested in the past, strategies should be designed to block its apparent neurotoxicity.
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