Accuracy of simple techniques for estimating fractional zinc absorption in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1854-1861

  Shames, David M ^a   Woodhouse, Leslie R ^b   Lowe, Nicola M ^c   King, Janet C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartmental modeling; Stable isotopic tracers; Zinc; Zinc absorption

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034984829     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.6.1854     Document Type: Article

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