American Journal of BioScience

Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2015

  • Expression of Metallothioneins in Placental and Fetal Tissues in Undisturbed and PGM-Zn Treated Syngeneic Pregnancy

    Hrvoje Jakovac, Damir Grebić, Ines Mrakovcic-Šutić, Daniel Rukavina, Biserka Radošević-Stašić

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-2, April 2015
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 16 January 2015
    Accepted: 19 January 2015
    Published: 02 March 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Oxidants-Antioxidants, The Biological Balance
    Abstract: Metallothioneins (MTs) are cysteine-rich proteins, which have been implicated in regulation of physiological processes, such as cell growth, repair, differentiation, apoptosis and immunoregulation, as well as in the protection against heavy metals, oxidant damages, inflammation and other stressful conditions. To investigate their roles in physiolog... Show More