Role of metallothionein against oxidative stress in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 46-6, 1999, Pages

  Viarengo, Aldo ^a   Burlando, Bruno ^a   Cavaletto, Maria ^a   Marchi, Barbara ^b   Ponzano, Enrica ^b   Blasco, Julián ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense system; Cadmium; Iron

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MALONALDEHYDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOXIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; HOMEOSTASIS; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033398702     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.r1612     Document Type: Article

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