Copper deficient rats and mice both develop anemia but only rats have lower plasma and brain iron levels

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Pyatskowit, Joshua W ^a   Prohaska, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Brain; Copper deficient; Intestine; Iron; Mice; Plasma

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; HEPHAESTIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON TRANSPORT; LACTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 39749157811     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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