Occurrence of nitrate, nitrite and volatile nitrosamines in certain feedstuffs and animal products

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Ologhobo, A D ^a   Adegede, H I ^a   Maduagiwu, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

CARCINOGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROSAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COOKING; EGG; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; MEAT; NIGERIA; POULTRY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; COOKERY; EGGS; FOOD HANDLING; MEAT; NIGERIA; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROSAMINES; POULTRY; POULTRY PRODUCTS;

EID: 0030346385     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010609601100203     Document Type: Article

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