Does NO metabolism play a role in the effects of vegetables in health? Nitric oxide formation via the reduction of nitrites and nitrates

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 794-796

  Ralt, Dina ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIFE EXTENSION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VEGETABLE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 70349740986     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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