Enhanced intestinal uptake of iron, zinc and calcium in rats fed pungent spice principles - Piperine, capsaicin and ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-190

  Prakash, Usha N S ^a   Srinivasan, Krishnapura ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Intestinal uptake; Pungent spices; Trace minerals

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON; PIPERINE; ZINC; 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; AMIDE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; DUODENUM; EX VIVO STUDY; FEEDING; FINGER MILLET; GINGER; ILEUM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; ION TRANSPORT; IRON TRANSPORT; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SPICE; ZINC TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; ELEUSINE CORACANA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BENZODIOXOLES; CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; GINGER; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINES; IRON; MALE; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINC;

EID: 84879418877     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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