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The potential effect of metallothionein 2A -5A/G single nucleotide polymorphism on blood cadmium, lead, zinc and copper levels.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 1 Oct 2011
Kayaaltı Zeliha, Aliyev Vugar, Söylemezoğlu Tülin
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Metallothioneins (MTs) are low molecular weight, cysteine-rich, metal-binding proteins. Because of their rich thiol groups, MTs bind to the biologically essential metals and perform these metals' homeostatic regulations; absorb the heavy metals and assist with their transportation and extraction....
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