Medicine
3 years ago

New study reveals fate of nitrate in mouse tissues after ingestion.

Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi)
Fate of Nitrate in the Mouse after Administration of 15N-Labelled Sodium Nitrite or Potassium Nitrate
Akio Tanaka, Norihide Nose, Hiroyuki Masaki, Hisao Iwasaki, Misao Haruta

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The researchers studied what happens to nitrate in a mouse's body after giving them sodium nitrite or potassium nitrate. They developed a method to measure nitrate levels in tissues using a specific chemical reaction and gas chromatography. After giving the mice a dose of nitrate, they found that nitrate levels peaked in different tissues at different times before gradually decreasing. This shows how nitrate is processed in the body after ingestion.