Copper Deficiency in Humans

DOES COPPER DEACIENCY OCCUR IN HUMANS? 236 IS MILD CHRONIC COPPER DEACIENCY A SIGNIACANT NUTRITIONAL PROBLEM IN HUMANS? 236 BIOLOGICAL ROLES OF COPPER ... ... ... ... . .. ... ... , ,,......... 236 COPPER HOMEOSTASIS AND THE TRANSPORT OF COPPER , ,... 238 COPPER DEACIENCY IN ANIMALS 240 COPPER DEACIENCY IN HUMAN GENETIC DISEASES 244 SEVERE NUTRITIONAL COPPER DEACIENCY IN HUMANS 245 Circumstances Leading to Severe Copper Deficiency . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Diagnosis of Severe Copper Deficiency . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 MILD CHRONIC COPPER DEACIENCY IN HUMANS 247 Possible Features of Mild Chronic Copper Deficiency ...... .. . , , ........ , 247 Methods of Detecting Mild Chronic Copper Deficiency . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 DIETARY REQUIREMENTS AND INTERACTIONS . .. ... . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. 252