Inorganic nitrite supplementation for healthy arterial aging

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 463-477

  Sindler, Amy L ^a   DeVan, Allison E ^a   Fleenor, Bradley S ^a   Seals, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Inflammation; Mitochondrial biogenesis; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Vascular endothelial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; SODIUM NITRITE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS; MOUSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; INFLAMMATION; MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MICE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM NITRITE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84901267944     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01100.2013     Document Type: Article

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