Chromium Research from a Distance: From 1959 to 1980

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 544-547

  Mertz, Walter ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Glucose tolerance factor; Selenium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN METABOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

CHROMIUM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0031729841     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718801     Document Type: Article

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