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Iron Metabolism in Infants III. The Influence of Vitamin C on the Absorption of Iron
Author(s) -
FEUILLEN Y. M.,
LAMBRECHTS A.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1954.tb04015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolism , absorption (acoustics) , vitamin , dietary iron , iron isotopes , physiology , iron status , iron deficiency , endocrinology , anemia , isotope , physics , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Summary Fourteen iron balances in 7 infants from 4 to 7 1 / 2 months show no influence of vitamin C on the intestinal absorption of dietary iron and of small doses of ferriccitrate.