Induction of anti-metallothionein antibody and mercury treatment decreases bone mineral density in mice

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-110

  Jin, Guang Bi ^a   Inoue, Satoshi ^a   Urano, Tomohiko ^a   Cho, Shigefumi ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a   Cyong, Jong Chol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Anti metallothionein Ab; Autoimmunity; Bone mineral density; Cytokine; IgE; IgG subclass; Mercuric chloride; Metallothionein; Osteocalcin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN ANTIBODY; OSTEOCALCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE DENSITY; BONE INJURY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNIZATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0036943032     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2002.9531     Document Type: Article

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