title: Factors influencing the absorption of trace elements in healthy conditions and in gastrointestinal diseases.
abstract: Trace element metabolism is regulated by numerous factors among which absorption plays a key role. Nutritional imbalances or diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract are therefore often implicated in the development of deficiency states. An overview of dietary factors linked to trace element metabolism and intestinal factors influencing absorption is given with special reference to zinc, copper and selenium.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Terapia medica, Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Struniolo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Inca
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lecis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naccarato
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D012643:Selenium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D015032:Zinc / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D003300:Copper; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc