Copper supplementation in the rat: preliminary observations on the clinical, hematological and histopathological profile

Abstract

Complete toxicological examinations in female rats fed an "anti-inflammatory" 200 ppm copper-containing diet for 30 and 58 days were performed. Copper was found to accumulate in liver, kidneys and paws; however, at the hematological, clinical chemical and histopathological levels, this treatment did not seem able to induce any toxic accumulation phenomenon in the examined rats.