Metallothionein (I+II) confers, via c-myc, immune plasticity in oldest mice: Model of partial hepatectomy/liver regeneration

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 877-886

  Cipriano, Catia ^a   Giacconi, Robertina ^a   Muzzioli, Mario ^a   Gasparini, Nazzarena ^a   Orlando, Fiorenza ^b   Corradi, Attilio ^c   Cabassi, Enrico ^c   Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^a  

^a Scientific Direction   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; IL 2; IL 6; NK cell activity; sIL 6R; Successful ageing

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; ISOPROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; MYC PROTEIN; ZINC ION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLASTICITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0141518574     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(03)00146-5     Document Type: Article

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