Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2002.05a
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- Pages.127-127
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- 2002
METALLOTHIONEIN GENE EXPRESSION BY CADMIUM IN CRUCIAN CARP (CARASSIUS AURATUS)
- Nam, Seong-Sook (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
- Heekyung Bae (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
- Kim, Eunkyoung (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
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Moon, Chang-Kiu
(College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
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- Jeon, Seong-Hwan (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
- Na, Jin-Gyun (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
- Park, Kwangsik (National Institute of Environmental Research)
- Published : 2002.05.01
Abstract
Methallothioneins(MTs) are low-molecular-mass cysteine-rich metal-binding proteins with high affinity for heavy metal ions, found in a large variety of organisms. Although the biological functions of MTS have not been fully elucidated, they are thought to play an important role in detoxification of toxic elements such as cadmium and mercury.(omitted)