Effects of pH, nitrite, and ascorbic acid on nonenzymatic nitric oxide generation and bacterial growth in urine

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 580-586

  Carlsson, S ^a   Wiklund, N P ^a   Engstrand, L ^a   Weitzberg, E ^c   Lundberg, J O N ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; REDUCING AGENT; SODIUM NITRITE;

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 0035658921     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.2001.0371     Document Type: Article

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