Mild zinc deficiency and dietary phytic acid accelerates the development of fulminant hepatitis in LEC rats

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-157

  Saito, Akiko ^a   Nakayama, Kenji ^a   Hara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

LEC rats; Metal absorption; Mild zinc deficiency; Phytic acid; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; PHYTIC ACID; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER METABOLISM; HEPATITIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON ABSORPTION; LIVER LEVEL; LONG EVANS CINNAMON RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WILSON DISEASE; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC METABOLISM;

EID: 33846629876     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04506.x     Document Type: Article

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