Nitric oxide synthase: An endogenous source of elevated nitrite in infected urine
Smith S, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Nitric oxide synthase: An endogenous source of elevated nitrite in infected urine. Kidney International 1994, 45: 586-591. PMID: 7513034, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1994.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNon-infected urineTract infectionsL-arginineUrine nitriteInfected urineUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityUrinary nitrite levelsEndogenous sourcesOxide synthase activitySynthase activityMin/Exogenous L-arginineNG-nitroNG-monomethylGriess methodParticulate fractionNitrite levelsUrine fractionsEndogenous productionNitrite productionUrineInfectionElevated nitrite