Zinc and calcium apparent absorption from an infant cereal: A stable isotope study in healthy infants

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-300

  Davidsson, Lena ^a,c   Mackenzie, Jill ^b   Kastenmayer, Peter ^a   Aggett, Peter J ^b,d   Hurrell, Richard F ^a,c  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Stable isotope; Weaning cereal; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CEREAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEST MEAL; WEANING;

CALCIUM; CEREALS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; WEANING; ZINC;

EID: 0029864780     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960131     Document Type: Article

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