Metallothionein in physiological and physiopathological processes

Drug Metabolism Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 261-307

  Moffatt, Pierre ^a   Denizeau, Francine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BINDING PROTEIN; CISPLATIN; COPPER; CYTOKINE; DOXORUBICIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; HORMONE; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLAMINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLVENT; STREPTOZOCIN; ZINC; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CANCER; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIVER REGENERATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030845535     PISSN: 03602532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03602539709037585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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