title: Comparison of fast-atom bombardment, thermal ionization and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the measurement of 64Zn/67Zn stable isotopes in human nutrition studies.
abstract: Fast-atom bombardment, thermal ionization and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry are contrasted in comparative measurements of 64Zn/67Zn isotope ratios on samples isolated in the course of a human mineral-nutrition experiment. The data are evaluated with reference to the precision normally required in enriched stable-isotope mineral-nutrition studies, and the convenience of the mass spectrometric techniques is also compared.
authors.affiliation: AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eagles
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fairweather-Tait
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mellon
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Portwood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Self
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Götz
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Heumann
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Crews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment / Q000379:methods; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*; D015033:Zinc Isotopes
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D015033:Zinc Isotopes; D015032:Zinc