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Physiological role for nitrate-reducing oral bacteria in blood pressure control
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
2013
55:93–100
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- PMID 23183324
- PubMed Central
- PMC3605573
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Study snapshot
| Design | Seven-day controlled before-after human intervention |
|---|---|
| Model | 19 healthy human volunteers |
| Sample | 19 healthy adult volunteers |
| Intervention | Seven-day control period followed by seven days of chlorhexidine-based antiseptic mouthwash |
| Duration | Seven-day control period, followed by seven-day chlorhexidine-mouthwash period |
| Endpoints | Oral nitrate-reducing capacity; plasma nitrite; clinic/home/ambulatory blood pressure |
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