Table 1 Total food consumption, body weight and Zn content in tissues of rats fed diets differing in Zn and Cu^1,2

41.27 ± 0.52^a

5.70 ± 0.04^a

881.0 ± 20.8^a

345.1 ± 6.2^a

91.99 ± 1.99^a

104.82 ± 1.80^a

97.12 ± 2.14^a

65.09 ± 3.42^b

5.57 ± 0.14^a

876.9 ± 28.6^a

346.3 ± 7.3^a

94.08 ± 1.20^a

102.42 ± 1.36^a

98.94 ± 1.31^a

129.18 ± 0.71^c

5.77 ± 0.08^a

852.8 ± 26.6^a

343.4 ± 6.4^a

104.40 ± 1.91^b

105.95 ± 1.05^a

115.28 ± 2.80^b

242.22 ± 0.80^d

5.78 ± 0.03^a

908.6 ± 28.7^a

364.9 ± 9.0^b

109.33 ± 2.25^b

112.97 ± 2.19^b

146.04 ± 6.77^c

48.48 ± 2.54^e

1.07 ± 0.02^b

891.2 ± 28.3^a

339.0 ± 8.5^a

94.69 ± 1.53^a

102.07 ± 0.77^a

94.93 ± 1.38^a