Effect of genetically modified, low-phytic acid maize on absorption of iron from tortillas

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1123-1127

  Mendoza, Concepción ^a   Viteri, Fernando E ^b   Lönnerdal, Bo ^b   Young, Kevin A ^b   Raboy, Victor ^b   Brown, Kenneth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corn; Iron; Iron absorption; Iron deficiency; Maize; Men; Phytic acid; Tortilla

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ASCORBATE; INOSITOL PENTAKISPHOSPHATE; INOSITOL TETRAKISPHOSPHATE; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; IRON; PHYTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON METABOLISM; MAIZE; MALE; MINERAL METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031787424     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.5.1123     Document Type: Article

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