The effects of metallothionein 2A polymorphism on placental cadmium accumulation: Is metallothionein a modifiying factor in transfer of micronutrients to the fetus?

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 270-275

  Tekin, Deniz ^a   Kayaalti, Zeliha ^a   Aliyev, Vugar ^a   Söylemezoǧlu, Tülin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Metallothionein 2A; Micronutrients; Placenta; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CADMIUM; COPPER; GLYCINE; IRON; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN II; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MICRONUTRIENTS; PLACENTA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857401844     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1661     Document Type: Article

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