SANDSTEAD, HAROLD H.; A. U., WILLIAM.Zinc**Dr. Carl-Gustaf Elinder was the author of this chapter in the 2nd edition of the Handbook on Toxicology of Metals; his text provided guidance. // Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals. — Elsevier, 2007. — С. 925—947. — ISBN 978-0-12-369413-3. — doi:10.1016/b978-012369413-3/50102-6.. — «Bioavailability is the major factor affecting dietary requirements (Sandstrom, 1997). Flesh foods facilitate bioavailability, although indigestible Zn-binding ligands decrease bioavailability (Mills, 1985).».
Solomons, N.W.ZINC | Physiology // Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition (англ.). — Elsevier, 2003. — P. 6272—6277. — ISBN 978-0-12-227055-0. — doi:10.1016/b0-12-227055-x/01309-2.. — «Bioavailability strictly refers to both the uptake and metabolic utilization of a nutrient.».