Stabilized ferrous gluconate as iron source for food fortification: Bioavailability and toxicity studies in rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Lysionek, Alexis E ^a   Zubillaga, Marcela B ^a   Salgueiro, María J ^a   Caro, Ricardo A ^a   Leonardi, Natalia M ^a   Ettlin, Eduardo ^a   Boccio, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Fortification; Iron; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; GLYCINE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; IRON INTAKE; LD 50; MALE; MASS; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PROPHYLAXIS; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; SAFETY; SOLID; STANDARD; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; IRON; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042490655     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:94:1:73     Document Type: Article

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