AAS	Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
AE	Acrodermatitis enteropathica
ALP	Plasma Alkaline Phosphatase
AUC	The Area Under the Curve
CPP	Casein Phosphopeptide
CuZn-SOD	CuZn Superoxide Dismutase
DMT1	Divalent Metal Ion Transporter
FZA	Fractional Zinc Absorption
FAZ	Fractional Absorption of Zinc
HPIC	High-performance Ion Chromatography
ICP-MS	Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
ICP-OES	Inductively Coupled Plasma-emission coupled Spectrometry
PRI	Population Reference Intake
RDA	Recommended Dietary Allowances
SEC-ICP-MS	Size-Exclusion Chromatography Coupled to Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
TAZ	Total Absorption of Zinc
UL	Tolerable Upper Intake Level