Effects of cadmium on metallothionein-I and metallothionein-II mRNA expression in rat ventral, lateral, and dorsal prostatic lobes: Quantification by competitive RT-PCR

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-27

  Lee, Kai Fai ^a   Lau, Kin Mang ^a   Ho, Shuk Mei ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032951317     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1998.8556     Document Type: Article

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