Are we getting enough sulfur in our diet?

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nimni, Marcel E ^a   Han, Bo ^a   Cordoba, Fabiola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pediatrics Medical Group   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SULFUR;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; URINARY EXCRETION;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 38149062008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-4-24     Document Type: Review

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