Pancreatic metallothionein-I may play a role in zinc homeostasis during maternal dietary zinc deficiency in mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-50

  Lee, Dae Kee ^a   Geiser, Jim ^a   Dufner Beattie, Jodi ^a   Andrews, Glen K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Metallothionein; Mice; Pancreas; Pregnancy; Transgenic; Zinc homeostasis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; ELASTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN ZIP4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PANCREAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0037229776     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.1.45     Document Type: Article

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