[Effect of nitrates and nitrites on small intestine]
- PMID: 9930025
[Effect of nitrates and nitrites on small intestine]
Abstract
Toxic effects of nitrates and nitrites on absorptive and secretive functions of intestinal mucosa were described. The effect of nitrates and nitrites on maturation, differentiation and programmed cell death (apoptosis) in intestinal crypts was also discussed. Selected immunological functions of small intestine in nitrate- or nitrite-treated organism were evaluated.