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Role of nitrite, urate and pepsin in the gastroprotective effects of saliva

Dietary nitrate is now recognized as an alternative substrate for nitric oxide (•NO) production in the gut. This novel pathway implies the sequential reduction of nitrate to nitrite, •NO and other bioactive nitrogen oxides but the physiological relevance of these oxidants has remained elusive. We ha...

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Autores principales: Rocha, Bárbara S., Lundberg, Jon O, Radi, Rafael, Laranjinha, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27156250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2016.04.002