Metabolic crossroads of iron and copper
Recently, it has been shown in copper deficient rat pups that iron injection without copper restored low serum iron and low hemoglobin levels to normal, demonstrating that in early life copper deficiency results in iron deficiency. 4 Conversely, it is well known that iron fails to reverse anemia in older copper deficient rodents. 5, 6 Thus, the understanding of the copper iron interaction is






































