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Copper

• FUNCTIONS:

  • Constituent of certain enzymes(e.g., cytochrome c oxidase, cytosolic superoxide dismutase)

• DEFICIENCIES:
  • Certain anemias (hypochromic, microcytic)

• DIETARY SOURCES - dietary sources which are rich in copper:
  • Liver
  • Copper-containing minerals (supplemental dietary copper sources)