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Copper storage diseases: Menkes, Wilsons, and cancer.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Sept 2004
Daniel Kenyon G, Harbach R Hope, Guida Wayne C, Dou Q Ping
Abstract excerpt
The trace element copper is vital to the healthy functioning of organisms. Copper is used in a multitude of cellular activities including respiration, angiogenesis, and immune responses. Like other metals, copper homeostasis is a tightly regulated process. Copper is transported from dietary intake through the serum and into cells via a variety of transporters. There are a variety of copper chaperones designed to...
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