Zinc homeostasis in Malawian children consuming a high-phytate, maize-based diet

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1057-1061

  Manary, Mark J ^a,b,e   Hotz, Christine ^c   Krebs, Nancy F ^d   Gibson, Rosalind S ^c   Westcott, Jamie E ^d   Broadhead, Robin L ^b   Michael Hambidge, K ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Malawi; Phytate; Stable isotopes; Zinc; Zinc homeostasis

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; PHYTATE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC 67; ZINC 70;

ARTICLE; FECES LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAIZE; MALAWI; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036106062     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/75.6.1057     Document Type: Article

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