An Emerging Role of Defective Copper Metabolism in Heart Disease
Copper is an essential trace metal element that significantly affects human physiology and pathology by regulating various important biological processes, including mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, iron mobilization, connective tissue crosslinking, antioxidant defense, melanin synthesis, blo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/700 |