Regulation of metallothionein gene expression by oxidative stress and metal ions

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-104

  Andrews, Glen K ^a  

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

Author keywords

ARE; Cadmium; Metallothionein; Oxidative stress; USF; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033990794     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00301-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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