Impacts of dietary exposure to sodium or potassium salts of nitrate and nitrite on the development of Drosophila melanogaster
The effects of four food additives, namely sodium nitrite (NaNO2), sodium nitrate (NaNO3), potassium nitrite (KNO2), and potassium nitrate (KNO3), on animal development were evaluated by using Drosophila melanogster, a model organism. Adult male and female flies were allowed to breed in culture medi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-10-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Toxicology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/intox-2017-0012 |