Effects of iron overload on hepatic and renal metallothionein levels in rats

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-378

  Yasutake, Akira ^a   Hirayama, Kimiko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iron overload; Kidney; Metallothionein; Rats

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FERROUS FUMARATE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 24744444512     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.372     Document Type: Article

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