INTRACELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER IN LIVER OF RAT
INTRACELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER IN LIVER OF RAT
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DOI:
10.1139/o67-217
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发表时间:
1967-01-01
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SOURKES, TL
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GREGORIA.G;SOURKES, TL
The absolute amount of Cu in whole liver and its subcellular fractions decreases as the rat matures. The decrease in mitochond-rial and nuclear fractions, which contain most of the Cu in the liver of the newborn rat, is much greater than the decrease in the soluble and microsomal fractions. This results in a redistribution of the Cu, in favor of the supernatant. In the adult rat, this fraction is about 1/2 the total Cu content of the liver, with the content of nuclei, mitochondria, and microsomes following in that order. The intraperitoneal injection of CUSO4 or the feeding of a diet low in Cu brings the Cu content of the liver above and below normal levels, respectively, and affects the intracellular distribution as follows. In Cu loading, mitochondria and nuclei hold most of the excess and the cytoplasm and microsomes accumulate much less. In Cu deficiency, there is a greater loss of soluble and mitochondrial Cu and there are minor losses in microsomes and nuclei. The Cu concentration in subcellular fractions of the liver seems to be related to the total Cu content of the organ rather than to the physiological state of the animal.