The concept of iron bioavailability and its assessment

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 51-75

  Wienk, K J H ^a   Marx, J J M ^b   Beynen, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Iron

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON THERAPY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033049583     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940050046     Document Type: Review

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