Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 935-944 , November 2004

Suppressive effects of dietary D-penicillamine on the gene expression of hepatic metallothionein-1 and protein level of hepatic metallothionein in Long-Evans Cinnamon rats

  • Hong Xu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita-9, Nishi-9, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
    • ,
  • Aki Nakagawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita-9, Nishi-9, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoritaka Aoyama

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Human Life, Nagoya Bunri University, 365 Maeda, Inazawa-cho, Inazawa, Aichi 492-8520, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +81-587-23-2400, Fax: +81-587-21-2844.

Received 14 July 2003 ,Revised 29 January 2004

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.04.007

Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 935-944 , November 2004

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