Nitrite and nitrate analyses: A clinical biochemistry perspective

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-220

  Ellis, Graham ^a,d   Adatia, Ian ^b   Yazdanpanah, Mehrdad ^a,c   Makela, Sinikka K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine; Human disease; Nitrates; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrites

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

BLOOD LEVEL; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; COLORIMETRY; DIET; FLUOROMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE LEVEL;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRITES;

EID: 0032101430     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00015-0     Document Type: Review

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