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Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics • 2014 | View Paper
“The concentration and the tissue contents of copper in liver and kidney were significantly elevated by 1 wk after STZ injection and increased thereafter, attaining levels two- and fivefold higher, respectively, than controls by 4 wk.”
The American journal of physiology • 1983 | View Paper
“The apparent daily absorption of dietary Zn and Cu per 100 g body wt was threefold higher in STZ than C rats.”
“Together, these data demonstrate that increased absorption of dietary Zn and Cu is in part responsible for accumulation of these elements in STZ tissues and suggest altered metal transport at the luminal (brush border) surface of the intestinal epithelium.”