Dietary Iron Intake in Excess of Requirements Impairs Intestinal Copper Absorption in Sprague Dawley Rat Dams, Causing Copper Deficiency in Suckling Pups
Physiologically relevant iron-copper interactions have been frequently documented. For example, excess enteral iron inhibits copper absorption in laboratory rodents and humans. Whether this also occurs during pregnancy and lactation, when iron supplementation is frequently recommended, is, however,...
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/4/338 |