Protective effect of dietary nitrate on experimental gastritis in rats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 777-786

  Larauche, Muriel ^a   Anton, Pauline M ^a   Garcia Villar, Rafaël ^a   Theodorou, Vassilia ^b   Frexinos, Jacques ^c   Buéno, Lionel ^a   Fioramonti, Jean ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary nitrate; Inflammation; Nitric oxide; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEXTRO ARGININE; HEMOGLOBIN; IODOACETAMIDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SCAVENGER; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RAT; SALIVA LEVEL; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DIET; GASTRITIS; HEMOGLOBINS; IODOACETAMIDE; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; NITROPRUSSIDE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038827022     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003845     Document Type: Article

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