Zinc-bound metallothioneins as potential biological markers of ageing

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-153

  Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^a   Giacconi, Robertina ^a   Cipriano, Catia ^a   Muzzioli, Mario ^a   Fattoretti, Patrizia ^a   Bertoni Freddari, Carlo ^a   Isani, Gloria ^b   Zambenedetti, Pamela ^c   Zatta, Paolo ^c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine system; Immune system; Metallothionein isoforms; Nervous system; Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; METALLOTHIONEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ZINC ION;

AGING; ASTROCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER; METAL BINDING; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METALLOTHIONEIN; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ZINC;

EID: 0035872416     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00468-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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