Handbook of Copper Pharmacology and Toxicology
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: July 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9780896039438
Subjects: Pharmacology; Science; Medical; Bio-Inorganic Chemistry; Drugs - Adverse Effects; Medical / Nursing; Toxicology; Copper; Medical / Pharmacology; Disorders; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Metabolism
First sentence: In this chapter, we review what we know about the availability of copper in foodstuffs, its intestinal absorption, transport to cells and tissues, uptake by and distribution within cells, and its metabolism, release, and excretion from the body.