Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 305-311 , March 2010

Fructo-oligosaccharides enhance the mineral absorption and counteract the adverse effects of phytic acid in mice

  • Yu Wang, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Shandong Centre for Tuberculosis Control, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
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  • Tao Zeng, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
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  • Shu-e Wang, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
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  • Wei Wang, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
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  • Qian Wang, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
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  • Hong-Xia Yu, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan, Peoples Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: + 86-531-8838-2135; fax: + 86-531-8838-2553.

Received 20 October 2008 ,Accepted 17 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.04.014

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 305-311 , March 2010

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