The excretion of copper in urine and faeces and its relation to the copper content of the diet

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Methods described for the determination of the Cu content of urine, feces and diets use Na diethyldithiocarbonate as reagent. The Cu contents of the urine, feces and diets of 17 persons were detd. In 16 cases the amt. of Cu excreted was the same as that in the diet within limits of experimental error. The other patient, who was on a very low diet (021 mgm. Cu per day), excreted 0.63 mgm. Cu per day, mainly in the feces. Normal human urine contains 0.08-0.48 mgm. Cu per liter and av. normal diets contain ca. 2-2.5 mgm. Cu per day.

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