Decreased dietary copper impairs vascular function.
Vascular defects associated with dietary copper deficiency may result from altered interactions between vascular smooth muscle cells and nitric oxide.
D000818:Animals; D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency*; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014664:Vasodilation
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003300:Copper