A sustainable solution for dietary iron deficiency through plant biotechnology and breeding to increase seed ferritin control

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1997, Pages

  Theil, E C ^a   Burton, J W ^b   Beard, J L ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Iron nutrition; Seed mineral composition

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTIVAR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIET; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SEEDS;

EID: 0031475108     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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