The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 813-819, December 2007

Moderate zinc deficiency negatively affects biomechanical properties of rat tibiae independently of body composition☆

  • Angus G. Scrimgeour

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    • Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760-5007, USA
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  • Chad H. Stahl

      Affiliations

    • Animal Science Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3150, USA
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  • James P. McClung

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760-5007, USA
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  • Louis J. Marchitelli

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760-5007, USA
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  • Andrew J. Young, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760-5007, USA

Received 6 July 2006; received in revised form 20 November 2006; accepted 28 December 2006. published online 10 May 2007.

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☆ This study was funded by the U.S. Army MRMC. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Army or the Department of Defense.

PII: S0955-2863(07)00044-7

doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.12.018

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 813-819, December 2007

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