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Copper in humans plays different roles: It is an essential nutrient, but, depending on the dose, it can act as a toxic substance. However, it remains controversial where to set the limits between essential and toxic levels of intake.
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Ferruzza, S., Sambuy, Y., Onetti-Muda, A., Nobili, F., Scarino, M.L. (2002). Copper Toxicity to Tight Junctions in the Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Line. In: Massaro, E.J. (eds) Handbook of Copper Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-288-3_24
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