Dietary potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate have a greater inhibitory effect than does potassium chloride on magnesium absorption in wethers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2043-2047

  Schonewille, J Th ^a   Beynen, A C ^a   Van't Klooster, A Th ^a   Wouterse, H ^a   Ram, L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Magnesium absorption; Potassium; Potential difference; Wethers

Indexed keywords

ANION; CITRATE POTASSIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0032729784     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.11.2043     Document Type: Article

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