D. Oberleas, Yi-ching Li, B. Stoecker
Oct 1, 1990
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Quality indicators
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Nutrition Research
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Abstract The rate of movement of chromium (III) chloride through the gastrointestinal tract of rats was investigated. In the first experiment 85% of rats intubated with 51 CrCl 3 had more than 1% of the administered 51 Cr below the cecum after four hours. In the second study, most 51 Cr recovered in the small intestine reached the ileum one hour after initiation of feeding 2 g diet containing 51 CrCl 3 . In the third experiment, the intestine was ligated in situ; ligation blocked 51 Cr transit. 51 Chromium appeared to be associated with the fluid portion of the ingesta which may negate the use of CrCl 3 as a marker for rate of passage of dietary components.