Sodium nitrite: The "cure" for nitric oxide insufficiency

Meat Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 274-279

  Parthasarathy, Deepa K ^a   Bryan, Nathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Curing; Diet; Epidemiology; Nitrate; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; CURING AGENTS; FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS; FOOD SPOILAGE; HEALTH BENEFITS; HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY; MASS MANUFACTURING; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEAT PRODUCTS; RIGOROUS RESEARCH; RISK-BENEFIT EVALUATION; SODIUM NITRITE; THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEATS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM;

CURING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANIMAL; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MEAT; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM NITRITE;

EID: 84863105839     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.03.001     Document Type: Review

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