| 摘要 |
<p>A method for facilitating an in vivo procedure on an internal region of the body of a human subject, which region comprises muscle, wherein there is administered to part or all of the said region, before or during the procedure, arginine, a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt therefor, generally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is disclosed together with the use of arginine, a derivative thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for use in such a method. The procedure may be investigative and/or therapeutic, for example, surgical. Procedures include endoscopy, radiography, ultrasound, CT and NMR scans. The arginine reduces motility and/or causes relaxation of muscles hence facilitation the procedure.</p> |
