Interaction of zinc and vitamin A in rats receiving a regional diet of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Effect of supplementation with vitamin A, zinc and zinc and vitamin A

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 216-220

  Yuyama, Lucía K O ^a   Cozzolino, Silvia M F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interaction; Supplementation and diet; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VITAMIN A; ZINC;

EID: 0030223453     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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