Coggan, Andrew R.Peterson, Linda R.2019-05-022019-05-022018-10Coggan, A. R., & Peterson, L. R. (2018). Dietary Nitrate Enhances the Contractile Properties of Human Skeletal Muscle. Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 46(4), 254–261. doi:10.1249/JES.0000000000000167https://hdl.handle.net/1805/19066Dietary nitrate, a source of nitric oxide (NO), improves the contractile properties of human muscle. We present the hypothesis that this is due to nitrosylation of the ryanodine receptor and increased NO signaling via the soluble guanyl cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-protein kinase G pathway, which together increase the free intracellular Ca concentration along with the Ca sensitivity of the myofilaments themselves.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesDietary nitrateNitric oxideMuscle contractile functionFree intracellular calciumCalcium sensitivityRyanodine receptorCyclic guanosine monophosphateArticle