Regulation of metallothioneins and ZnT-1 transporter expression in human hepatoma cells HepG2 exposed to zinc and cadmium

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 370-374

  Urani, C ^a   Melchioretto, P ^a   Gribaldo, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; HepG2; Metallothioneins; Zinc; ZnT 1

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC; ZINC TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION;

CADMIUM; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ZINC;

EID: 76549101666     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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