Bioavailability of iron and zinc fortified whole wheat flour in rats

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 771-779

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Zia ur Rehman, ^b   Anjum, Faqir Muhammad ^b   Ali, Zulfiqar ^b,c   Nisar, Atif ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Fortification; Iron; Whole wheat flour; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; DIET; EDTA; INGESTION RATE; IRON; RODENT; SODIUM; TOXICITY TEST; WHEAT; ZINC;

RATTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77957298875     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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