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Metallothioneins and related chelators /

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An essential resource for scientists working in a wide range of disciplines from environmental toxicology and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to physiology and medicine.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sigel, Astrid, Sigel, Helmut, Sigel, Roland K. O.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2009]
Series:Metal ions in life sciences ; 5.
Subjects:
Metallothionein.
Chelating Agents > metabolism.
Metals, Heavy > toxicity.
Chelates.
Heavy metals > Toxicology.
Metal ions > Physiological effect.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: METALLOTHIONEINS. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND OVERVIEW-- Chapter 2: REGULATION OF METALLOTHIONEIN GENE EXPRESSION-- Chapter 3: BACTERIAL METALLOTHIONEINS-- Chapter 4: METALLOTHIONEINS IN YEAST AND FUNGI-- Chapter 5: METALLOTHIONEINS IN PLANTS-- Chapter 6: METALLOTHIONEINS IN DIPTERA-- Chapter 7: EARTHWORM AND NEMATODE METALLOTHIONEINS-- Chapter 8: METALLOTHIONEINS IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS: FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND ECHINODERMS-- Chapter 9: METAL DETOXIFICATION IN FRESHWATER ANIMALS. ROLES OF METALLOTHIONEINS-- Chapter 10: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF VERTEBRATE METALLOTHIONEINS-- Chapter 11: METALLOTHIONEIN-3, ZINC, AND COPPER IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM-- Chapter 12: METALLOTHIONEIN TOXICOLOGY: METAL ION TRAFFICKING AND CELLULAR PROTECTION-- Chapter 13: METALLTHIONEIN IN INORGANIC CARCINOGENESIS-- Chapter 14: THIOREDOXINS AND GLUTAREDOXINS. FUNCTIONS AND METAL ION INTERACTIONS-- Chapter 15: METAL ION-BINDING PROPERTIES OF PHYTOCHELATINS AND RELATED LIGANDS.