Antioxidant function of metallothioneins
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Kelley Kiningham; Edward Kasarskis
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Since the discovery of metallothionein in 1957, it has been accepted that the primary roles of this protein are: 1) detoxification of heavy metals, and 2) regulation of the metabolism of essential metals. Recently, studies have suggested an additional role for metallothionein as a free radical scave