Protective effect of metallothionein on oxidative stress-induced DNA damage

Free Radical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 605-613

  Chiaverini, Natalie ^a   De Ley, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DNA protection; Metallothionein; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; THIONEINE;

CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DETOXIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; GENOTOXICITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 77953552924     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715761003692511     Document Type: Review

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