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Section I. Mechanisms of Mineral Absorption.- 1. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Zinc Uptake and Absorption.- 2. Zinc Absorption in Humans Determined Using In Vivo Tracer Studies and Kinetic Analysis.- 3. Mechanisms of Intestinal Brush Border Iron Transport.- 4. Trace Metal Interactions Involving the Intestinal Absorption Mechanisms of Iron and Zinc.- 5. On the Molecular Mechanisms of Intestinal Calcium Transport.- 6. Equilibration Constants for the Complexation of Metal Ions by Serum Transferrin.- Section II. Dietary Influences on Mineral Uptake.- 7. Protein Digestion and the Absorption of Mineral Elements.- 8. The Effect of Dietary Proteins on Iron Bioavailability in Man.- 9. Effect of Gastrointestinal Conditions on the Mineral-Binding Properties of Dietary Fibers.- 10. In Vivo Mineral Contents of Dietary Fiber Determined by EDX Analysis.- 11. Phytic Acid Interactions with Divalent Cations in Foods and in the Gastrointestinal Tract.- 12. Low Gastric Hydrochloric Acid Secretion and Mineral Bioavailability.- 13. Effect of Age and the Milk Sugar Lactose on Calcium Absorption by the Small Intestine.- 14. Dietary Fiber or Bile-Sequestrant Ingestion and Divalent Cation Metabolism.