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Copper metabolism in the intestine (upper figure) and brain (lower figure) in patients with Menkes disease. It is well known that in the intestine, copper accumulates in the epithelial cells and is not transferred inside the body. Additionally, in the brain, copper in the blood vessels presumably accumulates at the blood–brain barrier (the vascular endothelial cells and astrocytes) and is not transported to neurons.
