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Augusta University: Copper Transporter Potential New Treatment Target for Cardiovascular Disease
July 21, 2021
AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 21 (TNSJou) -- Augusta University issued the following news release:

An internal transporter that enables us to use the copper we consume in foods like shellfish and nuts to enable a host of vital body functions also has the essential role of protecting the receptor that enables us to grow new blood vessels when ours become diseased, Medical College of Georgia scientists report.

The findings published in the journal Nature Communications point tow . . .

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