Role of copper in Indian childhood cirrhosis
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Copper in urine and hair in Indian childhood cirrhosis.
In advanced Indian childhood cirrhosis (ICC) urine copper concentration was higher (range 416-103,448 mg/g creatinine) than in other hepatic diseases (range 67-10,303 mg/g creatinine). In early ICC urine copper concentration was more modestly raised (1188-9470 mg/g creatinine), but rose to high values (2222-42,819 mg/g creatinine) after a single dose of penicillamine 20 mg/kg. A post-penicillam...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.5.1074s