title: Influence of nitrate and nitrite on electrolyte transport by the rat small and large intestine.
abstract: 1. The influence of nitrate and nitrite on net absorption of electrolytes (Na+, K+, Cl-) and water from ligated loops was studied at various intestinal sites in rats. 2. Nitrate strikingly reduced Cl- absorption in rat proximal and distal colon, whereas Na+ absorption was reduced only moderately. Nitrite also reduced Cl- absorption in the colon. 3. Nitrate showed no significant effect on electrolyte absorption in the small intestine. 4. The results suggest that Cl-/HCO3- on exchange is the major route of Cl- absorption in the colon, whereas this mechanism seems not to be of importance for Cl- absorption by the small intestine.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012977:Sodium Nitrite / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; C031618:sodium nitrate; D012964:Sodium; D012977:Sodium Nitrite; D011188:Potassium