Microbial reduction of nitrate to nitrite in the mouth

The aim of this thesis is to determine the mechanisms by which nitrate is reduced to nitrite in the oral cavity and to investigate how these are modulated by environmental, bacteriological and dietary factors in several mammalian species. The rationale is to determine how this system can be augmente...

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Main Author: Duncan, Callum William
Published: University of Aberdeen 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592364