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To examine the role of metallothionein (MT) on heavy metal accumulation in hepatic cytosol of rats, this study was carried out to determine the relative Zn, Cu, Cd, Au and Ag-binding capacities of MT in hepatic cytosol of Zn, Cu, Cd, Au and Aginjected rats, respectively. Our results demonstrated that approx. 60% of the Zn, Cu or Ag increments in the hepatic cytosol of Zn, Cu or Ag-injected rats was bound to MT, while approx. 80 or 4% of the Cd or Au increment in the hepatic cytosol of Cd or Au-injected rats was bound to MT. Therefore we suggested the order of the relative capacity in vivo of MT was determined for several metals (Cd>Zn=Ag≥Cu>Au). These results suggested that the role of MT in Zn, Ag or Cu accumulation in the liver of Zn, Ag or Cu-injected rats was different from that of MT in Cd or Au accumulation in the liver of Cd or Au-injected rats.
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- Heavy Metal
- Aromatic Amino Acid
- Heavy Metal Content
- Heavy Metal Accumulation
- High Molecular Weight Protein
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Saito, S., Yoshida, K. (2002). Role of Metallothionein on Zn, Cu, Cd, Au, and Ag Accumulation in Hepatic Cytosol of Heavy Metal-Injected Rats. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_9
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