Metallothionein-null mice are sensitive to endotoxine/D-galactosamine-induced hepatotoxicity

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 310-313

  Kimura, Tomoki ^a   Koujitani, Takatoshi ^b   Itoh, Norio ^a   Takehara, Miyako ^a   Oguro, Ikuyo ^a   Ishizaki, Jun Ichi ^a   Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tanaka, Keiichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

D galactosamine; Lipopolysaccharide; Liver necrosis; Metallothionein

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GALACTOSAMINE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0034973516     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.47.310     Document Type: Article

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