Zinc-metallothionein levels are correlated with enhanced glucocorticoid responsiveness in mouse cells exposed to ZnCl2, HgCl2, and heat shock

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-76

  DeMoor, Janice M ^a   Kennette, Wendy A ^b   Collins, Olga M ^a   Koropatnick, James ^a,b  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor; Heat shock; Metallothionein; Metals; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COPPER; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METAL ION; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT SHOCK; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOVIRINAE; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0035159869     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/64.1.67     Document Type: Article

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