Those who experience ongoing worsening of neurologic symptoms should also be withdrawn from D-pencillamine therapy. There are indications that neurologic symptoms may not worsen during tetrathiomolybdate therapy. More studies are needed to determine the effects of tetrathiomolybdate treatment. Zinc acetate stimulates the production of the compound metallothionein, which has a high affinity for binding copper. Therefore, copper is not absorbed through the intestine nor passed on to the liver or other organs of the body.
Copper is present in small amounts in most foods.
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