Ability of a cocoa product to correct chronic Mg deficiency in rats

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-60

  Planells, E ^a   Rivero, M ^b   Mataix, J ^a   Llopis, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Nutrexpa SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cocoa; Mg deficiency; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; THEOBROMA CACAO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033024275     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.69.1.52     Document Type: Article

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