Sexual Differences in Copper Deficiency

  • Meira Fields
  • Charles G. Lewis
  • Todd Beal
  • James C. Smith
  • Sheldon Reiser
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Abstract

Since female rats have been shown to be protected against the mortality of copper deficiency of male rats when fructose is fed, we designed a study to establish whether castration of the male rat will protect but ovariectomy of the female will exacerbate the signs of copper deficiency.

Keywords

Copper Concentration Copper Deficiency Copper Intake Ventricular Apex Copper Homeostasis 
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References

  1. 1.
    M. Fields, C.G. Lewis, D. Scholfield, A.C. Powell, A.J. Rose, S. Reiser, J.C. Smith, Female rats are protected against the fructose induced mortality of copper deficiency. Proc. Soc. Expt. Biol. & Med.183: 145 (1986).Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Plenum Press, New York 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • Meira Fields
    • 1
    • 2
  • Charles G. Lewis
    • 1
    • 2
  • Todd Beal
    • 1
    • 2
  • James C. Smith
    • 1
    • 2
  • Sheldon Reiser
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Georgetown University Medical SchoolUSA
  2. 2.USDABeltsville Human Nutrition Research CenterBeltsvilleUSA

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