Metallothionein polymorphisms in pathological processes
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Metallomics
- Vol. 6 (1) , 55-68
Abstract
Metallothioneins (MTs) are a class of metal-binding proteins characterized by a high cysteine content and low molecular weight. MTs play an importantKeywords
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