Expression of the mouse metallothionein-I and -II genes provides a reproductive advantage during maternal dietary zinc deficiency

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1643-1648

  Andrews, Glen K ^a   Geiser, Jim ^a  

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

Author keywords

Knockout; Metallothionein; Mice; Pregnancy; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; KNOCKOUT GENE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TERATOGENICITY; TISSUE LEVEL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0032839870     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.9.1643     Document Type: Article

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