Zinc deficiency enhances interleukin-1α-induced metallothionein-1 expression in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1092-1098

  Cui, Li ^a   Takagi, Yoji ^a   Wasa, Masafumi ^a   Iiboshi, Yasuhiko ^a   Inoue, Masahiro ^a   Khan, Jesmine ^a   Sando, Kinya ^a   Nezu, Riichiro ^a   Okada, Akira ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interleukin 1; Metallothionein; mRNA expression; Rats; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031818182     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.7.1092     Document Type: Article

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