Role of nitrite, urate and pepsin in the gastroprotective effects of saliva
Dietary nitrate is now recognized as an alternative substrate for nitric oxide (•NO) production in the gut. This novel pathway implies the sequential reduction of nitrate to nitrite, •NO and other bioactive nitrogen oxides but the physiological relevance of these oxidants has remained elusive. We ha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Redox Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231716300271 |