Indications: | Copper in the plasma is transported on transcuprein I and II, albumin and metallothionein:copper is transported to the liver from the site of absorption in the gut by albumin (the most non - specific of the copper transport proteins). Most of the copper in plasma is present as the ferro-oxidase enzyme ceruloplasmin, which is a positive acute phase reactant and hence rises in concentration in the plasma during inflammation. | Patient Instructions: | No copper containing supplements for 24 hours prior to testing | Included in Profiles: | Plasma mineral screen and health risk profile | hair mineral analysis sample test resultsSample Report: | rep-plasma-minerals.pdf (Click to Download) | Sample Requirements: | Navy Blue (EDTA) | Postal Samples Acceptable: | Yes | For further details please contact the laboratory at: lab@xxxxbiolab.co.uk
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