Copper gluconate

1. Copper gluconate decreases lifespan in mice (-12.8% (from 986 to 874 days)).

   “The maximum life span was reduced by 12.8% (from 986 to 874 days).”

   Animalsdrinking water5 X 10(-3) M (317 ppm copper)lifetimemales

   Excessive intake of copper: influence on longevity and cadmium accumulation in mice

   Mechanisms of ageing and development·1 Aug 1984

2. Copper gluconate shortens lifespan in mice (-14.4%).

   “Feeding copper gluconate in the drinking water to C57BL/6J male for a lifetime decreased the mean survival times by 14.4%”

   Animalsdrinking water5 X 10(-3) M (317 ppm copper)lifetimemales

   Excessive intake of copper: influence on longevity and cadmium accumulation in mice

   Mechanisms of ageing and development·1 Aug 1984

1. Copper gluconate has no effect on cadmium in mice.

   “Cadmium concentrations in liver and kidney of 168-, 406- and 644-day-old mice were essentially unchanged after feeding copper gluconate for 104 days.”

   Animals168-, 406- and 644-day-old miceliver and kidney104 daysmales

   Excessive intake of copper: influence on longevity and cadmium accumulation in mice

   Mechanisms of ageing and development·1 Aug 1984

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