The Copper Content of Livers and Liver Extracts

Authors

G. N. Quam, Coe CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Stated in mg. per kg. beef liver has been found to contain 16 to 30 mg. for the adult and for calf liver McHargue has reported 161.3 mg. while Robscheit-Robbins and others reported 145 mg. Adult hog liver yielded an average of 50 mg. per kg. A human fetal liver yielded 69.36 mg. per kg.; that of a still-born child 28 mg.; while an adult liver (cirhosis) 20 mg. Van Hallie and Van Eck reported 26.1 mg. per kg. for a still-born liver and White reported 19.1 mg. for an adult liver (sepsis).

Publication Date

1929

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

267

Last Page

268

Copyright

©1929 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Quam, G. N. (1929) "The Copper Content of Livers and Liver Extracts," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 36(1), 267-268.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol36/iss1/57