Title: Effect of dietary zinc or copper deficiency on catalase, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities in rat heart
Abstract: Short term, severe dietary zinc or copper deficiency has been produced in young Wistar rats. Copper deficiency results in a significantly enlarged heart per unit of body weight; zinc deficiency does not. Copper deficiency caused a significant decrease in heart zinc and copper concentrations and Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase activity. Zinc deficiency resulted in elevated heart copper concentration and catalase activity. The activities of heart Mn superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase were not significantly altered by the zinc or copper deficiency.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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