Zinc, T-cell pathways, aging: Role of metallothioneins

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 183-204

  Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^a   Muzzioli, Mario ^a   Cipriano, Catia ^a   Giacconi, Robertina ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Metallothioneins; T cell pathways; Thymic involution; Zinc

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; THYMULIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LIVER REGENERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032403178     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(98)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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