Astrocyte metallothioneins (MTs) and their neuroprotective role

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 825, Issue , 1997, Pages 334-347

  Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY;

ASTROCYTE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUROPROTECTION;

EID: 0030781471     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48445.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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