Zinc deficiency decreases plasma level and hepatic mRNA abundance of apolipoprotein A-I in rats and hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 44-6, 1998, Pages

  Wu, John Y J ^a   Reaves, Scott K ^a   Wang, Yi Ran ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Lei, Polin P ^a   Lei, Kai Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; MESSENGER RNA; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAMSTER; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0032433164     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.6.c1516     Document Type: Article

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