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 this study, five heavy metals in canned tuna fish were determined after digestion by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods. Mercury and arsenic levels in canned tuna fish…
Metal-catalyzed hydroxyl radicals are potent mediators of cellular injury, affecting every category of macromolecule, and are central to the oxidative injury hypothesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathogenesis. Studies on redox-competent…
Metals are ubiquitous and play a critical role in neurobiology. Transition metals are important because they alter the redox state of the physical environment. Biologically, transition metals catalyze redox reactions…