Figure 2. Effect of inorganic nitrate on (A) serum nitric oxide (NO) metabolites (NOx) during the study, (B) bone NOx levels, (C) bone mRNA expression of the endothelial NO synthesis (eNOS), and (D) inducible NOS (iNOS) at month 9 in ovariectomized (OVX) and control rats. ^*,† P < 0.05 compared to control and OVX rats, respectively. Results are mean ± SEM (n=6/group).