Inflammatory Diseases and Copper
John R. J. Sorenson
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Description for Inflammatory Diseases and Copper
Paperback. Series: Experimental Biology and Medicine. Num Pages: 643 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 979.
In 1928, it was discovered that copper was essential for normal human metabolism. A decade later, in 1938, it was observed that patients with rheu matoid arthritis exhibited a higher than normal serum copper concentration that returned to normal with remission of this disease. Thirteen years later, it was found that copper complexes were effective in treating arthritic dis eases. The first report that copper complexes had antiinflammatory activity in an animal model of inflammation appeared twenty-two years after the dis covery of essentiality. In 1976, it was suggested that the active forms of the antiarthritic drugs are their copper ... Read more
In 1928, it was discovered that copper was essential for normal human metabolism. A decade later, in 1938, it was observed that patients with rheu matoid arthritis exhibited a higher than normal serum copper concentration that returned to normal with remission of this disease. Thirteen years later, it was found that copper complexes were effective in treating arthritic dis eases. The first report that copper complexes had antiinflammatory activity in an animal model of inflammation appeared twenty-two years after the dis covery of essentiality. In 1976, it was suggested that the active forms of the antiarthritic drugs are their copper ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
643
Condition
New
Series
Experimental Biology and Medicine
Number of Pages
622
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781461258315
SKU
V9781461258315
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