NeuroTalk Support Groups - Zinc information:

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Originally Posted by mrsd (Post 42615)

Your first quote is confusing too. Since zinc chloride and zinc proprionate are not commonly available as supplements.

You’re right, zinc chloride and zinc propionate do appear rather rare for human consumption, although I found a few somewhat specialized formulas with

Zinc Propionate:
http://www.nutrimedical.com/products...product.id=784
http://store.nationalsupplementcenter.com/natlf337.html
http://www.pharmanex.com/corp/librar...eyeformula.pdf
http://www.pharmanex.com/corp/librar...ageformula.pdf

Zinc Chloride:
http://www.enivamembers.com/ProductPage.aspx?ItemID=27 (original formula)

And yes, the Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia may have been attempting to cover off on both human as well as animal absorption testing with their funding as the last part of http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract states:

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Results of this study show equivalent uptake of Zn from inorganic and organic compounds, and support recent feed trials on Zn bioavailability.