Expression of metallothionein isoforms in peripheral blood leukocytes from Thai population residing in cadmium-contaminated areas

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 935-940

  Boonprasert, Kanyarat ^a   Ruengweerayut, Ronnatrai ^b   Aunpad, Ratchaneewan ^a   Satarug, Soisungwan ^c   Na Bangchang, Kesara ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Gene expression; Leukocytes; Metallothionein; Renal dysfunction biomarkers

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN IA; METALLOTHIONEIN II; METALLOTHIONEIN III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; THAILAND;

EID: 84871790878     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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