Erythorbic acid is a potent enhancer of nonheme-iron absorption

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-102

  Fidler, Meredith C ^a   Davidsson, Lena ^a,b   Zeder, Christophe ^a   Hurrell, Richard F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorption; Ascorbic acid; Erythorbic acid; Humans; Iron; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; ISOASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON ABSORPTION; TEST MEAL;

EID: 23644450594     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.1.99     Document Type: Article

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