Honey increased saliva, plasma, and urine content of total nitrite concentrations in normal individuals

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-380

  Al Waili, Noori S ^a,b   Boni, Nadir S ^a  

^a Medical Research Laboratories   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Mount Vernon Hospital USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Honey; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Plasma; Saliva; Urine

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; FASTING; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRITES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SALIVA;

EID: 4644260034     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2004.7.377     Document Type: Article

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