Metallothionein as an Anti-Inflammatory Mediator
The integration of knowledge concerning the regulation of MT, a highly conserved, low molecular weight, cystein-rich metalloprotein, on its proposed functions is necessary to clarify how MT affects cellular processes. MT expression is induced/enhanced in various tissues by a number of physiological...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/101659 |