Neuronal growth-inhibitory factor (metallothionein-3): Evaluation of the biological function of growth-inhibitory factor in the injured and neurodegenerative brain

FEBS Journal

Volumn 277, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2931-2939

  Howells, Claire ^a   West, Adrian K ^a   Chung, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain injury; metals; neurodegenerative disease; neuronal growth inhibitory factor (GIF); oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; ISOPROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN III; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BRAIN INJURY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954350284     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07718.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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