Inorganic nitrate: A major player in the cardiovascular health benefits of vegetables?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 367-372

  Machha, Ajay ^a   Schechter, Alan N ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Diet; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; SODIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEGETABLE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84861696311     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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