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INHIBITION OF IRON ABSORPTION BY MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE
Author(s) -
Hall G. J. L.,
Davis A. E.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb105628.x
Subject(s) - magnesium , ferrous , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , alkali metal , ferrous sulphate , materials science , composite material , organic chemistry
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a non‐absorbable alkali on iron absorption. It was found that the addition of magnesium trisilicate to a dose of ferrous sulphate significantly reduced the amount of iron absorbed.