Lymphocyte metallothionein-mRNA as a sensitive biomarker of cadmium exposure

Industrial Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-32

  Yamada, H ^a   Koizumi, S ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Metallothionein; mRNA; Peripheral blood lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CADMIUM SULFATE; CHLOROFORM; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; NUCLEASE; PHENOL; PROTEIN; RNA; THIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CADMIUM POISONING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035136082     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.39.29     Document Type: Article

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