Effect of ethanol on brain metallothionein in transgenic mice

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-321

  Suzuki, Yutaka ^a   Cherian, M George ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Ethanol; Metallothionein; Transgenic Mouse; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0034077114     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200003000-00009     Document Type: Article

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