Nitrate and nitrite contents of some vegetables consumed in South Province of Turkey

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2013-2016

  Mor, Firdevs ^a   Sahindokuyucu, Fatma ^a   Erdogan, Neslihan ^a  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Nitrate; Nitrite; Turkey; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957677936     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.2013.2016     Document Type: Article

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