An example is tyrosinase, which the body uses to make melanin, a compound present in the skin cells. The body also depends on copper to break down iron. Doctors call a copper deficiency in the ...

IN a preliminary communication 1 a short description and two figures were given of a peculiar deficiency disease, involving depigmentation and occurring in young, pigmented rats. The only author ...

Both too much and too little copper can affect how the brain works. Impairments have been linked to Menkes, Wilson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease Deficiency is rare, but it can lead to ...