Toxicology and safety of Ferrochel and other iron amino acid chelates

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 51, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 26-34

  Jeppsen, Robert B ^a  

^a Albion Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferrochel; GRAS; Iron; Iron amino acid chelate; NOAEL

Indexed keywords

BIS GLYCINO IRON II; BIS-GLYCINO IRON II; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FERROUS ION; GLYCINE; IRON CHELATING AGENT;

ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LD 50; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GLYCINE; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; RATS; SWINE;

EID: 0035290776     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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