Regulation of metallothionein isoform expression following induction by metals

The work described in this thesis reports the specificity of expression, and regulation of expression, of each rat MT isoform. Subcutaneous (sc) injection of 8.9 <I>μ</I>mol/kg of cadmium (Cd) rapidly induced MT-1 (10-fold) and MT-2 (3-fold) total mRNAs in rat liver. However, at the peak...

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Main Author: Vasconcelos, Maria Helena da Silva de
Published: University of Aberdeen 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360513