Plasma nitrate as an index of nitric oxide formation in man: Analyses of kinetics and confounding factors

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-379

  Jungersten, L ^a   Edlund, A ^a   Petersson, A S ^a   Wennmalm, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distribution volume; Half life; Healthy humans; Renal clearance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0029798763     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.1996.tb00726.x     Document Type: Article

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