Metallothionein I isoform mRNA expression in peripheral lymphocytes as a biomarker for occupational cadmium exposure

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 234, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 666-672

  Chang, Xiuli ^a   Jin, Taiyi ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Nordberg, Monica ^b   Lei, Lijian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Isoforms; Metallothionein; mRNA

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 66449089233     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/0811-RM-336     Document Type: Article

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