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Biochemistry of Metallothionein

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Biochemistry of Zinc

Part of the book series: Biochemistry of the Elements ((BOTE,volume 11))

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Historically the term metallothionein (MT) has been used to designate the Cd-, Zn-, and Cu-containing sulfur-rich protein from equine renal cortex (Kagi and Vallee, 1960). The major characteristics of this protein were defined by Kagi et al. (1974) and Kojima et al. (1976).

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

  2. Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

  3. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, Michigan, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

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Prasad, A.S. (1993). Biochemistry of Metallothionein. In: Biochemistry of Zinc. Biochemistry of the Elements, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9444-1_4

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