Regional distribution and localization of zinc and metallothionein in the intestine of rats fed diets differing in zinc content

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 689-695

  Tran, C D ^a,b,c,d,e   Butler, R N ^a,b,c,d,e   Howarth, G S ^a,b,c,d,e   Philcox, J C ^a,b,c,d,e   Rofe, A M ^a,b,c,d,e   Coyle, Peter ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d Div of Hlth Sciences and Nutrition   (Australia)

^e CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gut; Metallothionein; Rat; Zinc; Zinquin

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; QUINOLONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TOSYL COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

EID: 0032786934     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750025895     Document Type: Article

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