Influence of zinc supplementation to diets at graded levels of protein on taste sensitivity, morphological changes of tongue epithelia and serum zinc concentration in growing rats.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Tabuchi, Ritsuko ^a   Econ, M Home ^a   Ohara, limo ^a   Agr, D ^a  

^a KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; PROTEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; TASTE ACUITY; TONGUE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TASTE; TONGUE; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030029462     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1996.10718602     Document Type: Article

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