ESPE Abstracts

Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is an essential mineral required for the formation of bone, cell membranes, energy metabolism, storage and transmission of genetic information, cellular signaling events, or acid-base buffering. Diet provides phosphate in various forms ranging from plant-derived phytates with low bioavailability to animal proteins and inorganic phosphate salt with high and very high bioavailability, respectively. Since intestinal absorption of bioavailable phosphate is...