The Effect of Low, Optimum and Higher Dietary Zinc Copper Levels on Hemoglobin Levels in Rats

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  • S. Mehta
     Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana ,IN
  • U. Mehta
     Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana ,IN

Abstract

Copper is a trace element having a variable valency (CU2+ and Cu3+), it thus forms cuprous and cupric compounds. It affects many biological processes through its cofactor role in specific cupro enzymes, hemopoiesis being one such process. Hart et al, were the first to report that the physiological function of copper was to reverse anemia of rats fed an iron supplemented diet based on milk. Elvehjem and Sherman were able to demonstrate that copper influenced the hemoglobin formation by influencing the metabolism of inorganic iron.

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1988-12-01

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Mehta, S., & Mehta, U. (1988). The Effect of Low, Optimum and Higher Dietary Zinc Copper Levels on Hemoglobin Levels in Rats. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 25(12), 384–387. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/13584

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Volume 25, Issue 12, December 1988

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