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Cytoprotection by metallothionein against gastroduodenal mucosal injury caused by ethanol in mice.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Mar 2000
Takano H, Satoh M, Shimada A, Sagai M, Yoshikawa T, Tohyama C
Abstract excerpt
Metallothionein (MT) is a small, cysteine-rich protein that can act as a free radical scavenger at least in vitro. To test the hypothesis that MT participates in gastroduodenal cytoprotection, we studied sensitivity to gastroduodenal mucosal injury caused by ethanol in MT-null mice that have null mutations in MT-I and MT-II genes. MT-null mice and wild-type mice were orally treated with ethanol (60% or 99.5%, 0.2...
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