Metallothionein transgenic and knock-out mouse models in the study of cadmium toxicity

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Klaassen, Curtis D ^a   Liu, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Hepatotoxicity; Metallothionein transgenic and knockout animals; Methallothionein; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; HOMEOSTASIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTO ONCOGENE; TESTIS INJURY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031903927     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.23.supplementii_97     Document Type: Conference Paper

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