Direct visualization of copper-metallothionein in LEC rat kidneys: Application of autofluorescence signal of copper-thiolate cluster

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 865-873

  Okabe, Masashi ^a   Nakayama, Kenji ^b   Kurasaki, Masaaki ^a   Yamasaki, Futoshi ^a   Aoyagi, Kazuhiko ^a   Yamanoshita, Osamu ^a   Sato, Shin ^a   Okui, Toyo ^b   Ohyama, Tohru ^b   Kasai, Noriyuki ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Copper; In situ blotting; Kidney; LEC rat; Metallothionein; mRNA distribution

Indexed keywords

COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 9444280960     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.8.8756759     Document Type: Article

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