From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-05-18 02:46:14 UTC
Subject: RE: Ferret Anemia - Copper in Liver (?)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5566693.1116384374536.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
In humans excess estrogen can lead to increased uptake of copper so perhaps the adrenal tumor played a role in the copper. Also, ulceration in humans can help lead to increased copper levels so if there is any ulceration that could play a role.
See:
http://www.lbah.com/liver.htm
and
http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C514620.html
and
http://www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/ecology/html/toxprofiles.htm
and
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp132-c3.pdf
for more information though most are NOT ferret resources so it's grain of salt time
(Some of the more technical people here might find this artcile which showed up in search to be of interest for them, though it isn't related to your needs:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1532032&dopt=Abstract )