Assertion: nitric oxide's function | /r/CapableOf | provide a first-line defense
Facets:
value: against bacterial infection
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: 65,66 Taken together, these findings suggest that nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen oxides generated from swallowed saliva have several important protective functions to uphold gastric mucosal integrity and to provide a first-line defense against bacterial infection.