Table I.
Measurements of TDZ, oral dose, TFZ, EFZ, NAZ, AZ, FAZ
| TDZ (mg/d) |
Oral dose (mg/d) |
EFZ (mg/d) |
TFZ (mg/d) |
NAZ (mg/d) |
TAZmetabolic
(mg/d) |
FAZextrinsic
(mg/d) |
FAZmetabolic | FAZextrinsic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.4 ± 7.2 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 2.73 ± 0.80 | 11.4 ± 6.7 | 0.37 ± 1.25 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 0.30 ± 0.12 | 0.30 ± 0.10 |
TDZ, total dietary zinc
EFZ, endogenous fecal zinc by isotope dilution technique
TFZ, total fecal zinc
NAZ, net absorbed zinc
TAZmetabolic, zinc absorbed determined by NAZ and EFZ
TAZextrinsic, zinc absorbed using FAZextrinsic
FAZmetabolic, fractional absorption of dietary zinc
FAZextrinsic, fractional absorption of extrinsic labeling zinc by measurement d, day