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Effects of poisoning with sodium nitrite on Na/K-ATPase and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity were examined in the small intestine mucosa of male Wistar rats. The animals were treated per os with either an aqueous solution of sodium nitrite (10 mg NaNO2/kg b.w.) or normal saline (control) daily for 3 or 12 weeks. Histochemical analyses show that sodium nitrite decreased Na/K-ATPase and SDH in rat intestinal villi, and the nitrite side effect(s) was mainly observed in animals treated for 12 weeks.