Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 120-127 , January 2010

Difructose anhydride III promotes iron absorption in the rat large intestine

Received 13 May 2008 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 120-127 , January 2010

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