The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 653-658 , July 2010

Phytase supplementation increases bone mineral density, lean body mass and voluntary physical activity in rats fed a low-zinc diet

  • Angus G. Scrimgeour

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    • Military Nutrition Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 508 233 5155; fax: +1 508 233 4869.
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  • Louis J. Marchitelli

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA
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  • Jered S. Whicker

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA
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  • Yang Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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  • Emily Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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  • Andrew J. Young

      Affiliations

    • Military Nutrition Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA
    • 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.

Received 5 September 2008 ,Revised 27 February 2009 ,Accepted 23 March 2009.

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☆ This study was funded by the US Army MRMC.

PII: S0955-2863(09)00084-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.03.015

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 653-658 , July 2010

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