Assertion: nickel | /r/HasProperty | absorbed
Facets:
value: poorly
type: DEGREE
value: from the gastrointestinal tract
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Although nickel is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, dietary exposure and exposure via drinking water provide most of the intake of nickel and nickel compounds (Coogan et al. 1989, Goyer 1991).
text: Nickel is excreted in the urine and feces, but because it is poorly absorbed, most ingested nickel is excreted in the feces.
text: Furthermore, nickel that is absorbed is excreted primarily in the urine (ATSDR 1988).