Diurnal variation of hepatic antioxidant gene expression in mice.

BACKGROUND: This study was aimed to examine circadian variations of hepatic antioxidant components, including the Nrf2- pathway, the glutathione (GSH) system, antioxidant enzymes and metallothionein in mouse liver. METHODS AND RESULTS: Adult mice were housed in light- and temperature-controlled faci...

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Main Authors: Yi-Qiao Xu, Dan Zhang, Tao Jin, Ding-Jun Cai, Qin Wu, Yuanfu Lu, Jie Liu, Curtis D Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3430632?pdf=render