A murine model of Menkes disease reveals a physiological function of metallothionein

Nature Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-222

  Kelly, Edward J ^a   Palmiter, Richard D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COPPER METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; X CHROMOSOME;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COPPER; CROSSES, GENETIC; CULTURE MEDIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029948054     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-219     Document Type: Article

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