Cellular and molecular biology of metals /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Zalups, Rudolfs K., Koropatnick, Donald James, 1952-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2010]
Subjects:	Metals > Physiological effect. Metals > Metabolism. Metals > Toxicology. Cytochemistry. Metals > metabolism. Metals > toxicity. Biological Transport > physiology. Cell Physiological Phenomena > drug effects. Molecular Biology > methods.

Table of Contents:

Cellular inorganic chemistry concepts and examples
Molecular and cellular biology of mercury in the kidneys
Essential and toxic metal transport in the liver
Molecular and cell biology of lead
Transport and biological impact of manganese
Metallothionein and metal homeostasis
Cellular and molecular biology of iron-binding proteins
The regulatory and signaling functions of zinc ions in human cellular physiology
Glutathione, protein thiols, and metal homeostasis
Ionic and molecular mimicry and the transport of metals
Heavy metal transport and detoxification in crustacean gastrointestinal and renal epithelial cells
Metals and cell adhesion molecules
Iron metabolism and disease
Metal influences on immune function