Biofortification for combating 'hidden hunger' for iron

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Murgia, Irene ^a   Arosio, Paolo ^b   Tarantino, Delia ^a   Soave, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; PHYTIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHEMISTRY; CROP; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MICRONUTRIENTS; PHYTIC ACID; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PREBIOTICS;

EID: 84855589222     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2011.10.003     Document Type: Review

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