Copper deficiency in a herd of captive muskoxen.
At necropsy, a mature muskox cow was found to have exceedingly low serum and liver copper concentrations of 4.8 = mumol/L and 0.02 mmol/kg, respectively. Serum copper levels were also low in remaining members of the herd but returned to normal after parenteral treatment with calcium copper edetate.
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1539518 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9592616 |
| Summary: | At necropsy, a mature muskox cow was found to have exceedingly low serum and liver copper concentrations of 4.8 = mumol/L and 0.02 mmol/kg, respectively. Serum copper levels were also low in remaining members of the herd but returned to normal after parenteral treatment with calcium copper edetate. |
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