Open AccessAge and copper intake do not affect copper absorption, measured with the use of 65Cu as a tracer, in young infants
Author(s) -
Manuel Olivares,
Bo Lönnerdal,
Steven A. Abrams,
Fernando Pizarro,
Ricardo Uauy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/76.3.641
Subject(s) - copper , absorption (acoustics) , excretion , zoology , feces , chemistry , medicine , materials science , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry , composite material
Copper homeostasis involves a high degree of regulation in which changes in absorption and biliary excretion are the main mechanisms. Whether neonates and small infants can make these changes efficiently is unknown.
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