Nitrate and nitrite exposure leads to mild anxiogenic-like behavior and alters brain metabolomic profile in zebrafish.

Dietary nitrate lowers blood pressure and improves athletic performance in humans, yet data supporting observations that it may increase cerebral blood flow and improve cognitive performance are mixed. We tested the hypothesis that nitrate and nitrite treatment would improve indicators of learning a...

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Main Authors: Manuel García-Jaramillo, Laura M Beaver, Lisa Truong, Elizabeth R Axton, Rosa M Keller, Mary C Prater, Kathy R Magnusson, Robyn L Tanguay, Jan F Stevens, Norman G Hord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240070