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Copper is a divalent metal and an essential mineral in the human organism. Copper is also used as a lustrous colour pigment (see C.I. 77400 below)
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Normal value: The normal value in serum is between 70 and 140 ug/dl for males and between 85 and 155 ug/dl for females.
Pathologically elevated: malignancies, anemia, acute or severe infections, cirrhosis of the liver, pregnancy, estrogen therapy, cholestasis, hemochromatosis, occlusive secterus
Pathologically decreased: Wilson's disease, malnutrition, zinc overdose, Menkes syndrome, intestinal malabsorption
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