Nitric Oxide Is also Produced in Human Tissues

2 Nitric Oxide Is also Produced in Human Tissues 

While the causes for the nitrification in the human body have not been elucidated, germfree mice were exploited. The amount of nitrate excreted was larger than that of the salt taken in as the foods also in germ-free mice. Namely, it has 

It is explainable by the reaction that nitrate is formed in the human tissues, though other reactions will occur which form nitrate from nitric oxide. 

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