Effect of plant cultivation methods on content of major and trace elements in foodstuffs and retention in rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2161-2172

  Kristensen, Mette ^a   Østergaard, Lars F ^b   Halekoh, Ulrich ^c   Jørgensen, Henry ^c   Lauridsen, Charlotte ^c   Brandt, Kirsten ^d   Bügel, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Plant Directorate   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional food production; Elements; Organic food production; Retention of elements, rats

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; PISUM SATIVUM; RATTUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 51349089741     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3328     Document Type: Article

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