Role of metallothionein on Zn, Cu, and Cd accumulation in rat liver after heavy metal injection

Trace Elements and Electrocytes

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 58-64

  Saito, S ^a   Okabe, M ^a   Kurasaki, M ^a   Saito, T ^b   Saito, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Metallothionein; Rat liver; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIVER; LIVER CYTOSOL; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031898216     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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