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Hepatotoxic Effects Associated to Short and Long Term Exposure to Excess Dietary Copper in Rats

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  1. Department of Pathology and Microbiology Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada, C1A 4P3

    E. Aburto & C. Fuentealba

  2. Department of Anatomy and Physiology Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada, C1A 4P3

    A. Cribb

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  2. Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

    R. A. Anderson

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Aburto, E., Cribb, A., Fuentealba, C. (2002). Hepatotoxic Effects Associated to Short and Long Term Exposure to Excess Dietary Copper in Rats. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_217

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