AAS	atomic absorption spectrometry
AbsCu	apparent absorption of copper
AbsZn	apparent absorption of zinc
AE	extract from the berries of Aronia melanocarpa
A. melanocarpa	Aronia melanocarpa
Cd	cadmium
CdCl2 × 2½ H2O	cadmium chloride
Cd/(MT × 7)	the pool of metallothionein-unbound cadmium
Cu	copper
Cu/(MT × 12)	the pool of metallothionein-unbound copper
CV	coefficient of variation
F AAS	flame atomic absorption spectrometry
GF AAS	flameless atomic absorption spectrometry with electrothermal atomisation in a graphite furnace
FECu	faecal copper excretion
FEZn	faecal zinc excretion
HCl	hydrochloric acid
HNO3	nitric acid
Me	metal (zinc, copper, or cadmium)
Me/Me-MT	the total pool of metallothionein-unbound metals
MT	metallothionein
NaCl	sodium chloride
RetCu	copper retention in the body
RetZn	zinc retention in the body
SD	standard deviation
SE	standard error
UECu	urinary copper excretion
UEZn	urinary zinc excretion
Zn	zinc
Zn/(MT × 7)	the pool of metallothionein-unbound zinc