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Table 1 Average concentration of copper in human organs

From: Copper signalling: causes and consequences

 

Sumino et al. [82]

Margalioth et al. [44]

Hamilton et al. [364]

Yoo et al. [83]

Lech & Sadlik [365]

Haswell [79]

Bárány et al. [76]

FAAS

AAS

AAS

ICP-AES

FAAS

AAS

ICP-MS

μg/g wet tissue

brain

5.1

  

3.10

3.32

  

liver

9.9

 

7.8

5.60

3.47

  

kidney

2.6

1.80

2.1

1.80

2.15

  

stomach

 

1.44

  

1.10

  

intestines

2.1

   

1.54

  

lung

1.3

  

0.97

1.91

  

spleen

1.2

  

0.88

1.23

  

heart

3.3

  

2.40

3.26

  

bile

    

3.60

  

blooda

  

1.2

0.97

0.85

0.99

0.95

  1. aμg/ml fluid
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