Low molecular weight copper-binding protein in the liver of rats given a single and repeated injections of copper

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-314

  Suzuki Kurasaki, Mika ^a   Kurasaki, Masaaki ^a   Kojima, Yutaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COPPER; COPPER BINDING PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER CYTOSOL; MALE; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COPPER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030013159     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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