Metallothionein is a component of exocrine pancreas secretion: Implications for zinc homeostasis

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 4 40-4, 1996, Pages

  De Lisle, Robert C ^a,b   Sarras Jr , Michael P ^c   Hidalgo, Juan ^c   Andrews, Glen K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Biomedical Sciences   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

pancreatic juice; pilocarpine; transgenic mice; ultrastructural localization

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; PILOCARPINE; ZINC;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS JUICE; PANCREAS SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0029858934     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.4.c1103     Document Type: Article

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