Reduced metallothionein expression induced by Zinc deficiency results in apoptosis in hepatic stellate cell line LX-2

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 20603-20609

  Kang, Min ^a   Zhao, Lei ^b   Ren, Meiping ^a   Deng, Mingming ^a   Li, Changping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hepatic stellate cells; LX 2 cells; Metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METABOLIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; MTT ASSAY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RESPIROMETRY; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84954288688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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