Zinc transporters in the rat mammary gland respond to marginal zinc and vitamin A intakes during lactation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3280-3285

  Kelleher, Shannon L ^a   Lönnerdal, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactation; Mammary gland; Rats; Vitamin A; Zinc; Zinc transport

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEROSA; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036845298     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.11.3280     Document Type: Article

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