| Literature DB >> 6451927 |
L C Green, S R Tannenbaum, P Goldman.
Abstract
Metabolic balance studies show that germfree and conventional Sprague-Dawley rats synthesize nitrate. Equivalent results for germfree and conventional rats eliminate the microflora as obligatory components of nitrate production. Nitrate synthesis appears to be a mammalian process.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6451927 DOI: 10.1126/science.6451927
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728