Nitrite and nitrate are formed by endogenous synthesis in the human intestine.

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• Publication year

  1978

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  1978-06-30

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.663630PMID 663630
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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