Nitrites and nitrates in the human diet: Carcinogens or beneficial hypotensive agents?

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 167, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-107

  Butler, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angina; Gastric cancer; Hypotensive agent; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrosamines

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CARCINOGEN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; NITROSAMINE;

ANIMAL; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIET; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARCINOGENS; DIET; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROSAMINES;

EID: 84939951939     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.09.040     Document Type: Article

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