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THE immediate appearance of copper-64 in the peripheral blood of rats, rabbits, sheep and men after oral ingestion of the isotope indicates that the upper gastrointestinal tract is an important site for the absorption of copper1–3. The role, if any, of the intestinal lymphatics in the absorption mechanism is unknown and has not been reported. In order to elucidate this role, we have compared the relative proportions of absorbed copper which are transported from the intestine by portal blood and by lymph.
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STERNLIEB, I., VAN DEN HAMER, C. & ALPERT, S. Role of Intestinal Lymphatics in Copper Absorption. Nature 216, 824 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216824a0
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