Susceptibility of metallothionein-null mice to paraquat

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Sato, M ^a   Apostolova, M D ^b   Hamaya, M ^a   Yamaki, J ^a   Choo, K H A ^c   Michalska, A E ^c   Kodama, N ^b   Tohyama, C ^b  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metallothionein; Metallothionein null mouse; Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Radical scavenger

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN II; PARAQUAT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOXICITY; FATALITY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030586071     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1382-6689(96)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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