Copper status of young men consuming a low-copper diet

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-78

  Turnlund, Judith R ^a   Scott, Karen C ^b   Peiffer, Gary L ^b   Jang, Abigail M ^b   Keyes, William R ^b   Keen, Carl L ^b   Sukanashi, Tammy M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ceruloplasmin; Copper status; polymorphonuclear leukocyte copper; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; URINARY EXCRETION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031015062     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.1.72     Document Type: Article

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