Molecular mechanisms of copper metabolism and the role of the menkes disease protein

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-106

  Harrison, Mark D ^a   Dameron, Charles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper Deficiency; Copper Proteins; Menkes; Wilsons

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ATP7A PROTEIN, HUMAN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; COPPER; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIVER; MENKES SYNDROME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; COPPER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LIVER; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0032615009     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0461(1999)13:2<93::AID-JBT5>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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