Metallothionein (MT) is a low–molecular weight, cysteine-rich stress response protein with a high affinity for divalent heavy metals. MT was originally identified as a cadmium-rich protein in the equine renal…
In the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, caspase activation is closely linked to mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP). Numerous pro-apoptotic signal-transducing molecules and pathological stimuli converge on mitochondria to induce MOMP.…
The abnormal metabolism of metal ions plays an important role in health and disease conditions, and studies about them have been attracting significant interest. The aim of our study was…
Mercury (Hg) is widely used during religious ceremonies in some Latin American and Caribbean cultures. Multiple cases of Hg poisoning related to these ceremonies are reported but few are reported…