Protective/detoxicative function of metallothionein in the rat brain and blood induced by controlled cadmium doses
Cadmiumclassified as a major carcinogen is considered a poisonous and unwanted heavy metal to a lot of tissues in many organisms. Of many publications already available, the general consensus is that the cadmium attenuating element is metallothionein (MT) through its interchangeable mechanism with Z...
Main Authors: | H. N. Shiyntum, G. A. Ushakovа |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University
2015-09-01
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Series: | Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Medicina |
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Online Access: | http://medicine.dp.ua/index.php/med/article/view/252 |
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