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Comparative Study
. 1981 Apr 3;212(4490):56-8.
doi: 10.1126/science.6451927.

Nitrate synthesis in the germfree and conventional rat

L C Green, S R Tannenbaum, P Goldman
Comparative Study

Nitrate synthesis in the germfree and conventional rat

L C Green et al. Science. .

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.

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