Asymmetric dimethyl arginine in captive owl monkeys (Aotus sp).

André Luis de Souza Teixeira Wellington Bandeira da Silva Liana Villela de Gouvêa Guilherme Nunes de Souza Karol Guimarães OliveiraCamila Nunes GonzagaNádia Regina Pereira Almosny Nayro Xavier de Alencar

Published in: Journal of medical primatology (2022)

Only four of 40 animals had measurable asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels. The young primate had the lowest value (53.4 ng/ml) when compared with the two adults (218.8 ± 9.3 ng/ml) and the elderly one (320.5 ng/ml). The ADMA levels in this study may relate to the echocardiographic abnormalities found, and possible hypertensive individuals.

Keyphrases

nitric oxide
middle aged
blood pressure
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve