Use of zinc tolerance test and 24-hour urinary zinc content to assess oral zinc absorption.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Henderson, Lisa M ^a,g   Brewer, George J ^b,c   Swidan, Sahar Z ^e,g   DuRoss, Daniel J ^f   Adair, Constance H ^f   Barnett, Jeffrey L ^c   Berardi, Rosemary R ^g  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b Department of Human Genetics ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Chelsea Community Hospital   (United States)

^f University Hospital   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC METABOLISM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZINC;

EID: 0030052070     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1996.10718568     Document Type: Article

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