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Impact of copper deficiency in humans
12 Feb 2014
Abstract excerpt
Humans consume about 1 mg of copper daily, an amount thought adequate for most needs. Genetic, environmental, or physiological alterations can impose a higher copper set point, increasing risk for copper-limited pathophysiology. Humans express about a dozen proteins that require copper for function (cuproenzymes). Limitation in the activity of cuproenzymes can explain the pleiotropic effect of copper deficiency....
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