enterosalivary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

entero- +‎ salivary

Adjective[edit]

enterosalivary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the saliva within the stomach and intestine
    • 2015 December 24, “Acute Dietary Nitrate Supplementation and Exercise Performance in COPD: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomised Controlled Pilot Study”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Baseline plasma nitrate levels were similar to those of young recreationally active individuals[6, 34 ] and, whilst we were concerned that possible age related changes in digestion, enterosalivary circulation and oral commensal bacteria might impair nitrate delivery, the plasma nitrate levels achieved exceeded even those achieved by administration of a higher dose of nitrate in healthy young individuals[6 ].