Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 243-259 , March 2004

Aluminum negatively impacts calcium utilization and bone in calcium-deficient rats

  • Tasleem A Zafar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059, USA
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  • Dorothy Teegarden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059, USA
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  • Curtis Ashendel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059, USA
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  • Michael A Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Science, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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  • Connie M Weaver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: (765) 494-8237; Fax: (765) 494-0674.

Received 28 May 2003 ,Revised 20 October 2003 ,Accepted 26 October 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.12.002

Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 243-259 , March 2004

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