Vascular effects of dietary nitrate (as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot) via the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 677-696

  Lidder, Satnam ^a   Webb, Andrew J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dietary nitrate; Endothelial dysfunction; Exercise performance; Inorganic nitrite; Nitrate 'Veg Table' 'Nitrate Units'; Peripheral arterial disease; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; EPICATECHIN; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MINERAL WATER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; OLEIC ACID; POLYPHENOL; POTASSIUM NITRATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM NITRITE; STAT1 PROTEIN; TAP WATER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEETROOT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE CABBAGE; CUCUMBER; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEEK; LETTUCE; LUNG CIRCULATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; ONION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADISH; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPINACH; STOMACH MUCOSA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; TOMATO; TURNIP;

BETA VULGARIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIET; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PLANT LEAVES; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84873470565     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04420.x     Document Type: Article

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