Iron physiological requirements in Chinese adults assessed by the stable isotope labeling technique

Abstract Background Iron is a kind of essential trace mineral in the human body, while the studies on its physiological requirement are very limited recently, especially in China. And most studies were performed with the radioisotope tracer technique, which was harmful to health. This study aimed to...

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Main Authors: Jie Cai, Tongxiang Ren, Yuhui Zhang, Zhilin Wang, Lingyan Gou, Zhengwu Huang, Jun Wang, Jianhua Piao, Xiaoguang Yang, Lichen Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-018-0262-2