Zn-depleted mice absorb more of an intragastric Zn solution by a metallothionein-enhanced process than do zn-replete mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 835-842

  Coyle, Peter ^a   Philcox, Jeffrey C ^a   Rofe, Allan M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intestinal absorption; Metallothionein; Metallothionein null mice; Zinc; Zn deficiency

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034118913     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.835     Document Type: Article

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