Metallothionein expression is increased in monocytes and erythrocytes of young men during zinc supplementation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 707-713

  Sullivan, Vicki K ^a,c   Burnett, Frank R ^b   Cousins, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of North Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocytes; Humans; Metallothionein; Monocytes; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONOCYTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031895654     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.4.707     Document Type: Article

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