Iron supplementation does not affect copper and zinc absorption in breastfed infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Domellöf, Magnus ^a   Hernell, Olle ^a   Abrams, Steven A ^b   Chen, Zhensheng ^b   Lönnerdal, Bo ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; PLACEBO; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FECES; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON, DIETARY; ISOTOPES; MALE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC; ZINC ISOTOPES;

EID: 58149379946     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26887     Document Type: Article

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