Can a double isotope method be used to measure fractional zinc absorption from urinary samples?

A Rauscher, S Fairweather-Tait

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Abstract

This study was designed to test whether fractional absorption calculated from urinary enrichment of stable isotopes of zinc accurately reflects true absorption measured by faecal monitoring.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-73
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume51
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1997

Keywords

  • Absorption
  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Feces
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Zinc
  • Zinc Isotopes

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