Characterization of N-(Nitrosomethyl)urea in Nitrosated Fermented Fish Products

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 202-205

  Deng, Dajun ^a   Li, Tong ^a   Ma, Hong ^a   Wang, Ruming ^a   Gu, Liankun ^a   Zhou, Jing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Fish products; Gastric juice; Human; Nitrite; Nitrosamide; Nitrosation; Nitroso compounds; Nitrosomethylurea; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000827581     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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