Dietary nitrite and nitrate: A review of potential mechanisms of cardiovascular benefits

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 293-303

  Machha, Ajay ^a   Schechter, Alan N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Endothelial dysfunction; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRINKING WATER; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADVENTITIA; BLADDER CANCER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 80053614218     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0192-5     Document Type: Review

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