title: [Experience in pair-feeding of rats treated with nitrate or sodium nitrite].
abstract: A nutritional and toxicological study has been made of rats, using the pair-feeding technique. The animals were fed a diet containing 5% of NO-3 ion or 0.5% of NO-2 ion (in the form of sodium salts). Under these conditions, a decrease was noted in the consumption of solid food which caused a net loss of weight. Besides, nitrates notably increase liquid intake and diuresis while nitrites induce a significant decrease in the protein retention coefficient.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000633:toxicity*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000633:toxicity*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012977:Sodium Nitrite / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D011506:Proteins; D012977:Sodium Nitrite
vernacular_title: Expérience en pair-feeding chez des rats traités au nitrate ou au nitrite de sodium.