Table 1.
P19 | P23 | |||
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Characteristic | CuA | CuD | CuA | CuD |
Body weight (g) | 51.4 ± 2.1 | 49.9 ± 1.5 | 72.5 ± 3.5 | 67.6 ± 2.6 |
Brain copper (μg/g) | 2.04 ± 0.03 | 0.57 ± 0.04* | 2.33 ± 0.05 | 0.63 ± 0.04* |
Liver copper (μg/g) | 32.9 ± 3.6 | 1.25 ± 0.16* | 18.4 ± 3.6 | 0.87 ± 0.07* |
Values are mean ± SEM (n = 4 for P23, and n = 7–10 for P19). Cu-adequate (CuA) mean values were compared to Cu-deficient (CuD) male rat pups (*P < 0.05)