Ingested nitrate and nitrite and stomach cancer risk: An updated review

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3646-3665

  Bryan, Nathan S ^a   Alexander, Dominik D ^b   Coughlin, James R ^c   Milkowski, Andrew L ^d   Boffetta, Paolo ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c Coughlin and Associates ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROSAMINE; SODIUM NITRITE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SPOILAGE; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; KINETICS; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRITES; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84865445639     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.062     Document Type: Review

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