Human fetal endothelial cells acquire zinc(II) from both the protein bound and nonprotein bound pools in serum

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-271

  Bax, Christopher M R ^a   Bloxam, David L ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell function; Umbilical vein endothelial cell metabolism; Zinc availability; Zinc endocytosis; Zinc membrane transport; Zinc status; Zinc uptake

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FETUS; FETUS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0030920751     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02785298     Document Type: Article

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