"Copper is a transition metal with the atomic number 29 and an atomic weight of 63.54. It has three main valency states: Cu2+ is stable in vivo, whilst Cu+ and Cu3+ tend to be unstable."
"various copper isotopes have been trialled for use as labels for PET radiotracers 4,5,7:copper-62 PTSM has been employed to measure myocardial perfusion"
Expected headings
"Basic chemistry"
"Diet"
"Absorption, transport and storage"
"There are two natural stable isotopes of copper, copper-63 and copper-65, the former accounting for almost 70% of the copper on earth. In addition 27 unstable isotopes are known, but the ones that have shown most promise for labelling radiotracers in nuclear medicine are copper-60, -61, -62, -67, and particularly Cu-64 5,7."
"There are two natural stable isotopes of copper, copper-63 and copper-65, the former accounting for almost 70% of the copper on earth. In addition 27 unstable isotopes are known, but the ones that have shown most promise for labelling radiotracers in nuclear medicine are copper-60, -61, -62, -67, and particularly Cu-64 5,7."
"Absorption, transport and storage"
"Copper toxicity is unusual and is most commonly seen as part of Wilson disease. Idiopathic copper toxicosis (ICT), a paediatric condition is a rare cause, and its existence as a true separate disease entity is contentious; some believe it to result from subclinical Wilson disease which is then exacerbated by reduced dietary copper intakes 3. Chronic copper excess characteristically results in hepato- and/or neurotoxicity."