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The chemistry of aluminium in the gastrointestinal lumen and its uptake and absorption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

J. J. Powell  and
R. P. H. Thompson
J. J. Powell
Affiliation:
Gastrointestinal Laboratory, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH
R. P. H. Thompson
Affiliation:
Gastrointestinal Laboratory, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH
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Symposium on ‘Alzheimer's disease and dietary aluminium’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 241 - 253
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