Metallothionein: The multipurpose protein

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 627-647

  Coyle, P ^a   Philcox, J C ^a   Carey, L C ^a,b   Rofe, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cytokines; Gene regulation; Inflammation; Metabolism; Metallothionein; Pregnancy; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CYSTEINE; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; METABOLIC REGULATION; METAL BINDING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLEIOTROPY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XENOBIOTICS; ZINC;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036240239     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-002-8454-2     Document Type: Review

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