Abstract
To develop further our understanding of initial dietary copper metabolism, a method has been developed to separate plasma copper that is bound to albumin, from that bound to ceruloplasmin. This method has been tested using plasma samples from a pilot study involving six human volunteers who consumed 3mg oral doses of the stable isotope (65)Cu and gave blood samples at timed intervals up to 7 days. The results suggest that this method can be used to monitor dynamic fluctuations in newly absorbed copper over a short time frame.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 138-140 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Albumins
- Ceruloplasmin
- Copper Radioisotopes
- Humans
- Pilot Projects
- Plasma
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