Copper Deficiency Decreases Plasma Homocysteine in Rats

Authors :: Jack T. Saari
Philip G. Reeves
Eric O. Uthus
Source :: The Journal of Nutrition. 137:1370-1374
Publication Year :: 2007
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2007.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of copper deficiency on key aspects of homocysteine metabolism that involve methionine recycling and transsulfuration. Male weanling Sprague-Dawley rats were fed AIN-93G-based diets containing