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Measuring Nitrite and Nitrate, Metabolites in the Nitric Oxide Pathway, in Biological Materials using the Chemiluminescence Method
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Measuring Nitrite and Nitrate, Metabolites in the Nitric Oxide Pathway, in Biological Materials using the Chemiluminescence Method

Published on: December 25, 2016

Interaction between sample preparation techniques and colorimetric reagents in nitrite analysis in meat

J B Fox, T E Zell, A E Wasserman

    Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists
    |November 1, 1981
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