Acute Effect of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid on Calcium Absorption in Post-Menopausal Women

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 645-649

  Tanimoto, Hiroyuki ^a,c   Fox, Tom ^a   Eagles, John ^a   Fairweather Tait, Susan J ^b   Satoh, Hitoshi ^c   Nozawa, Hiroko ^c   Okiyama, Atsushi ^c   Morinaga, Yasushi ^c  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium absorption; Fermented soybeans; Natto; Poly glutamic acid; Post menopausal women; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 40749112335     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2007.10719642     Document Type: Article

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