Assertion: arginine's role | /r/HasProperty | the following
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text: Cheng 2001 L-arginine's suggested metabolic and physiologic roles in the body include the following: building block of proteins; precursor of nitric oxide; induction of vasodilation; synthesis of creatine; reduction in xanthine oxidase activity; induction of bone and tendon formation and skin epithelization; simulation of energy metabolism through maintenance of adenosine triphosphate levels; simulation of the release of growth hormone and prolactin; simulation of insulin synthesis and secretion; improvement in immune defense function; neuroprotective effects; reduction in growth of tumors; improvement in kidney function; reduction in platelet aggregation; improvement in sperm motility and production; and prevention of leukocyte adhesion to the vascular endothelium and leukocyte migration into the vascular wall.